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California marks warmest winter and spring on record
2014-07-21 21:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California had its warmest winter and spring on record this year, leading to stresses on water resources and agriculture, as well as increased risk of wildfire in the most populous U.S. state, the National Weather Service said Monday. In an overview of the nation's weather released on the agency's website, meteorologists said temperatures in California were about 5 degrees Fahrenheit above normal during the first six months of 2014, and just over 1 degree hotter than the previous record. "Despite...
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California City Blocks New Power Plant, Cites Climate Change
2014-07-21 11:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: When it comes to updating your neighborhood power plant these days, nothing is certain. But for NRG, Californias largest power plant operator, that message came home last month with an odd twist: The city of Oxnard voted to place a moratorium on the construction of a plant that would replace the current structure at its oceanside location. The reason? Climate change. Very often, shifting climate projections are used as the basis for updating facilities, like power plants, with infrastructures...
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Montana court sends wind farm clash to California
2014-07-19 02:30:12| Energy - Topix.net
Montana's Supreme Court says a contract dispute involving a Montana wind farm's potential to harm nearby nesting eagles should be heard in California.
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El Nino may not bring needed rains parched California
2014-07-18 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's drought - its worst in decades - is likely to hold steady through the summer months and may not ease in the fall even with an anticipated El Nino weather pattern, a federal drought expert said on Friday. Extreme drought conditions have enveloped California - the most populous U.S. state and an important agricultural center - since the beginning of the year. The conditions have left more than 80 percent of the state in parched conditions defined as "extreme" as of this week, up...
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California drought: San Jose's new high-tech water purification plant recycled water use
2014-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mercury News: When the San Francisco 49ers' stadium opens next month in Santa Clara, almost all of it will be new except for one thing: the water used to irrigate the field and flush the toilets. Like hundreds of other places around Silicon Valley -- golf courses, power plants, San Jose's airport -- Levi's Stadium will use recycled water, which is essentially sewage that has been filtered, cleaned and disinfected. Valley water officials on Friday will take a big step toward expanding the use of recycled...
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