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United Kingdom: Floods of biblical proportions leave cities, towns and villages under water
2015-12-26 21:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It was the day the floodwaters inexorably advanced across the Pennines, leaving much of the north of England sodden and beleaguered. From Greater Manchester in the north-west to parts of North Yorkshire some 50 miles to the east, Boxing Day 2015 will be remembered as the day the rains came. In Todmorden, in West Yorkshires Calder Valley, Rebecca Marshall was last night facing the grim prospect of having to abandon her home as the floodwaters slowly rose around her house. The incessant rains had...
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Saving water was the priority in California
2015-12-26 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The fourth consecutive year of drought in California forced everyone to take extraordinary measures to save water. Californians were up to the challenge in 2015, drastically reducing consumption and studying long-term alternatives to address the water shortage from farms to urban areas. To make matters worse, this year marked our states highest temperature in 120 years, since record-keeping began. The fact that this drought has been much hotter than those in the 20th century spurred a greater...
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Indonesia: Climate change and water scarcity
2015-12-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Post: To the surprise of many, COP21 2015 has finished in Paris with a spectacular achievement. The target is to hold the increase in the global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In spite of its success, COP21 ignored the risk of water scarcity, which is closely related to climate change. From the other side, many issues about financing the agreement are left hanging in the air. The...
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The town where the only drinking water comes in bottles in pictures
2015-12-26 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: East Porterville, California, is a predominantly Latino, low-income town that relies solely on private wells. As these dry up because of the drought, many families are forced to rely on deliveries, water from neighbours, or abandon their homes. Photographer Gabrielle Lurie has been documenting their plight
Manage tile drainage water
2015-12-26 04:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Underground water control can regulate water levels, direct water into the soil or filter nitrates. Nitrate management in tile water is a big reason why this water control structure has slowly gained a foothold in the Corn Belt, but its potential for providing timely water to corn and soybeans may spell the future for this underground tile water management tool. read more
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