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Signs of imminent food crisis lead US farmers to request suspension of...
Photo credit: CraneStation The Obama administration was urged on Monday to stop diverting grain to gas amid warnings of an “imminent food crisis” caused by America’s drought. US government forecasts...
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Tens of thousands of fish die in Midwest as drought, heat take their toll
Photo credit: Cuyahoga jco About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed in Iowa last week as water temperatures reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36.1 Celsius). Nebraska fishery officials said they’ve...
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Global Food Prices Soaring, Result of Crop Failures in US, Russia, ethanol
Photo credit: CraneStation Global food prices have leapt by 10% in the month of July, raising fears of soaring prices for the planet’s poorest, the World Bank has warned. The bank said that a US...
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California Drought: El Niño Chances Fall Again
Photo Credit: Brian Murphy Hopes of an almighty El Niño bringing rain to a drought-stricken California – with its fallow fields, depleted streams and parched lawns – were further dashed Thursday. The...
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California Drought: State OKs Sweeping Restrictions on Water Use
California officials approved a package of far-reaching water restrictions Tuesday, limiting homes and businesses in much of the Bay Area and elsewhere to just two days of outdoor watering per week...
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We Are Facing the Greatest Water Crisis in the History of the United States
Photo Credit: Right Side News What are we going to do once all the water is gone? Thanks to the worst drought in more than 1,000 years, the western third of the country is facing the greatest water...
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California Crackdown Unprecedented: State Orders Even Larger Water Cuts for...
California regulators ordered farmers and others who hold some of the state’s strongest water rights Friday to stop pumping from three major waterways in one of the country’s prime farm regions. The...
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Rich Californians Balk at Limits: ‘We’re Not All Equal When It Comes to Water’
Drought or no drought, Steve Yuhas resents the idea that it is somehow shameful to be a water hog. If you can pay for it, he argues, you should get your water. People “should not be forced to live on...
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Growing Number Believe California’s Drought Is a Government Conspiracy
There is a growing, underground movement of people who believe California’s drought is part of a government conspiracy instead of a naturally occurring event from a lack of rain during the last four...
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