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Colorado River Meets Gulf of California for First Time in 16 Years
2014-05-16 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: For the first time in 16 years, the Colorado River met the Gulf of California on Thursday, restoring water flow to a long barren area. Water conservationists led the artificially induced "pulse flow" as part of a flood experiment to help the Colorado River reach the sea, News Tonight Africa (NAT) reported. The water traveled nearly 100 miles from a barren delta at the Morelos Dam just south of where California, Arizona and Mexico meet. The project was made possible by a bi-national agreement...
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The California Drought Is Far From Over, And The Entire State Is Suffering
2014-05-16 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: For a few days last month, it rained in San Francisco. Residents across the city cheered a welcomed respite from a drought that has crippled California for more than two years -- but the celebration turned out to be premature. On Thursday, for the first time this century, the U.S. Drought Monitor declared that all of California is in a severe drought, with many areas of the state in an even worse condition, from "extreme" to "exceptional," the poorest possible rating. This is a once-in-a-generation...
Wildfires Come Hard and Fast Southern California
2014-05-16 16:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Parts of San Diego County resembled an inferno yesterday as nine fires roared along the edges of suburbs and through the countryside. In the afternoon, thick, black smoke spiraled into the air above San Marcos, 40 miles northeast of San Diego International Airport, while firefighters battled a spate of new flare-ups in the chaparral-covered hillsides below. The fires have forced tens of thousands to evacuate, including personnel from the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant and Marine Corps...
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100 percent of California in highest stages of drought
2014-05-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: It might not seem possible, but California's drought just got worse. According to Thursday's release of the U.S. Drought Monitor, 100 percent of the state is now in one of the three worst stages of drought. As of May 15, California was completely in the three highest stages of drought, severe, extreme and exceptional. The latest report, which indicated that rain had improved conditions in parts of Texas and the Plains states, revealed that California got no relief. In fact, a heat wave likely...
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Are California Wildfires Sign of Climate Change?
2014-05-16 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Union of Concerned Scientists: The exceptional heat in Southern California and the dangerous wildfires occurring since May 13 may be a sign of climate change given their severity and timing. As of Friday, May 16, over 10,000 acres have burned throughout Southern California and several locations have surpassed previous temperature records. The role of the Santa Ana winds One factor key to both the heat and wildfires ravaging Southern California is the role of the Santa Ana winds. The Santa Ana is defined as strong, extremely...
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