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Stressed Indus River threatens Pakistans water supplies
2016-06-29 04:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature: Population growth and agriculture have stressed the Indus, which flows the length of Pakistan. The Indus River, which supports the lives of 300 million people, is supplying Pakistan with less water than it did 50 years ago, particularly in the spring and summer, researchers have found. The news comes as demand for water is projected to rise sharply. The findings contradict previous predictions that the rivers volume would stay the same, or even grow, as climate change kicks in, although that...
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Worries rising as Colorado River water runs low
2016-03-12 08:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: For the past five years, as the drought drained Californias water sources and depleted its reservoirs, Southern California water managers have relied increasingly on the regions largest out-of-state water source: the Colorado River. The river feeds the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, which ends at Lake Mathews in Riverside County. The aqueduct is managed by the Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles, a wholesaler that supplies 1.2 million acre-feet of Colorado River water to the Inland...
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Colorado, Wyoming Plan For River Water Share
2016-02-23 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Colorado River is arguably the most allocated river in the world. Drought and climate change have left less water to go around, and that has every state that relies on the river scrambling.
Contaminated water from Colorado river not expected to affect California
2015-08-12 03:07:39| Waste Management - Topix.net
Ben Brown with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, left, receives a San Juan River water sample from hydrologic technician Ryan Parker in Montezuma Creek, Utah. Ben Brown with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, left, receives a San Juan River water sample from hydrologic technician Ryan Parker in Montezuma Creek, Utah.
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Deschutes River water toxins
2015-04-21 06:23:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality released the findings of their first toxic chemical survey. The agency tested for more than 500 chemicals from 2008 to 2013 in 177 test sites across the state.
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