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Fracking Faces Global Water Shortages: World Resources Institute
2014-09-02 05:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: The World Resources Institute (WRI) has said that global water shortages could hobble ambitious plans to develop shale gas exploration across the planet. In a newly published report, the WRI says that 38% of the world's shale resources were found in areas that were water barren or that were "under high to extremely high levels of water stress". Almost a fifth of shale resources are in areas of high or extremely high seasonal variability and 15% are in areas that are highly susceptible to drought....
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PED Risk Reduced by Hot Water High Pressure Washer
2014-09-02 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A sales manager with Hotsy Central says the use of hot water high pressure washers has proved highly effective in reducing the risk of spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, writes Bruce Cochrane.
California Warms, Greener Mountains Will Mean Less Water for People
2014-09-02 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Scientists have more bad news for drought-stricken California: The climate warming expected in this century is likely to result in even less water flow from the mountains, as trees and plants growing higher on the slopes soak up more of the available precipitation. This finding should be "of great interest to water managers in California," says Roger C. Bales, a professor of hydrology and environmental engineering at the University of California, Merced, who co-authored the study published Monday...
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Mountain Forest Changes Threaten Water Supplies
2014-09-01 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Hike high enough up California's Sierra Nevada and the forest morphs around you. At around 6,000 feet, the dazzling diversity of the lower montane forest, replete with California black oak, ponderosa pine, and incense cedars gives way to more monotonous landscapes of red fir and lodgepole pine. Hike further still and trees eventually disappear altogether, replaced with rocky topographies reminiscent of Mars. The forestry changes underway threaten to slash the amount of water that flows down the...
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Climate Change Could Soak Up California's Fresh Mountain Water Runoff
2014-09-01 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KPBS: The Sierra Nevadas deliver freshwater runoff that could dry up if temperatures continue rising. A new study suggests rising global temperatures could cut into California's water supply by altering high-altitude vegetation. Water used to irrigate crops in the Central Valley often begins as runoff from the top of Sierra Nevada mountains. It's so cold up there, vegetation can't take root. But with global temperatures rising, that could change. "Rain or snow comes in, and the vegetation -- the...
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