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Yes, Manmade Global Warming Worsening California Epic Drought
Posted by Climate Progress: Joe Romm on March 23rd, 2014
Climate Progress: California`s epic drought got even worse last week. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that the area of California under moderate drought (or worse) rose from 94.6 percent of the state to a stunning 99.8 percent. The area under extreme or exceptional drought rose from 65.9 to 71.8 percent, encompassing the entire agriculture-rich Central Valley
Back in January, we interviewed 8 of the leading climate and drought experts in the country, who explained in great detail how climate change is worsening...
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Comments Off on Yes, Manmade Global Warming Worsening California Epic DroughtBill Gates Warns Climate Change Threatens Food Security
Posted by Climate Progress: Joe Romm on January 26th, 2012
Climate Progress: Bill Gates is one very confused billionaire philanthropist.
He understands global warming is a big problem - indeed, his 2012 Foundation Letter even frets about the grave threat it poses to food security. But he just doesn`t want to do very much now to stop it from happening (see Pro-geoengineering Bill Gates disses efficiency, “cute” solar, deployment -- still doesn’t know how he got rich).
He love technofixes like geoengineering and, as we`ll see, genetically modified food. Rather than investing...
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