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Drought Emergency Declared in California as Residents Urge Halt to Fracking
2014-01-18 04:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The state of California formally declared a drought emergency today due to a lack of winter rainfall and water reserves at only 20 percent of normal levels. This is the third year of dry conditions across California, which poses a threat to the states economy and environment. In addition to concerns about having an adequate water supply for food production, Californians are worried about Gov. Brown`s plan to increase fracking as oil companies are gearing up to frack large reservoirs of unconventional...
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California Governor Declares Drought Emergency
2014-01-18 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, and drinking water supplies at risk in many California communities, Governor Jerry Brown today proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to prepare for these drought conditions. "Extremely dry conditions have persisted since 2012 and may continue beyond this year and more regularly into the future, based on scientific projections regarding the impact of climate change on California's snowpack,"...
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California is now really, truly, officially screwed by drought
2014-01-17 22:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: We tend to complain about precipitation in the winter: Its cold, its depressing, it can make getting around dangerous and not fun. But as California can tell you right about now, there is definitely such thing as not enough wintry mix. Friday morning, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) officially declared a drought emergency. He directed state agencies to use less water, and asked residents and businesses to voluntarily cut their usage 20 percent. Mandatory water limitations could follow, and...
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California governor declares drought puts residents in 'extreme peril
2014-01-17 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Governor Jerry Brown formally proclaimed California in a drought Friday, saying the state is in the midst of perhaps the worst dry spell in a century, and that conditions are putting residents and their property in "extreme peril". Brown made the announcement in San Francisco amid increasing pressure in recent weeks from the state's lawmakers, including Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein. The proclamation allows California to request a broad emergency declaration from President Barack Obama,...
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California governor declares drought emergency
2014-01-17 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Friday, a move that will allow the parched state to seek federal aid as it grapples with what could turn out to be the driest year in recorded state history for many areas. The dry year California experienced in 2013 has left fresh water reservoirs with a fraction of their normal reserves and slowed the normally full American River so dramatically that brush and dry riverbed are showing through in areas normally teeming with fish....
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