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Water depletion in California 'may be increasing chance earthquakes'
2014-05-14 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The water use that helped produce California's agricultural bounty may be increasing the chances of earthquakes along the San Andreas fault, researchers said on Wednesday. A new study, published in Nature on Wednesday, said groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley the heart of its agricultural industry is putting additional pressures on the fault, and promoting the chances of an earthquake. The study did not predict how and when that earthquake might occur. The paper is among...
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Water use boosts California quakes
2014-05-14 19:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Extracting water for human activities is increasing the number of small earthquakes being triggered in California. A new study suggests that the heavy use of ground water for pumping and irrigation is causing mountains to lift and valleys to subside. The scientists say this depletion of the water is increasing seismic activity along the San Andreas fault. They worry that over time this will hasten the occurrence of large quakes. The report has been published in the journal Nature. The...
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California guv says rising sea levels could force costly move of LAX
2014-05-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: California will face billions of dollars in spending to cope with the consequences of rising sea levels if low-lying communities along the coast are ultimately submerged, as scientists predict, Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday. Brown`s remarks came a day after the release of two studies finding that a slow-motion and irreversible collapse of a massive cluster of glaciers in Antarctica has begun and could cause sea levels to rise worldwide by four feet within 200 years. "If that happens, the Los...
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California Energy Commission publishes investment plan for alt and renewable fuel and vehicle technology, 2014-2015
2014-05-14 11:30:29| Green Car Congress
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California ARB proposing adopting Federal Tier 3 elements in LEV III regs
2014-05-13 13:30:22| Green Car Congress
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