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Drought becomes top environmental priority for Californians
Posted by KQED: None Given on July 24th, 2014
KQED: Drought has moved to the top of the list in the latest survey of Californians` environmental worries.
In a statewide poll conducted during the second week of July, more than a third of respondents (35 percent) cited water supply and drought as "the most important environmental issue facing California today." That more than doubled the second most popular response, which was air pollution.
It`s the first time since the annual survey was launched in 2000 that Californians have cited water supply...
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Comments Off on Drought becomes top environmental priority for CaliforniansReport: Climate change already having major impacts on California
Posted by KQED: None Given on August 13th, 2013
KQED: Climate change poses an "immediate and growing threat" to California's water, vegetation and wildlife according to a report released Thursday by the state's Environmental Protection Agency. The report outlines the current effects, which include increased wildfires, rising sea levels along the California coasts and migration of plants and animals to higher elevations. We discuss the study, and examine state efforts to address the climate challenge. Host: Penny Nelson Guests: Christopher Field,...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Report: Climate change already having major impacts on California2013 California fire season brings stronger fires
Posted by KQED: None Given on June 7th, 2013
KQED: After two years of sparse rains, California fire officials say this year's wildfire season has started a month earlier than usual and that the fires are stronger. We'll discuss fire danger in Northern California and what residents can do to help prevent it. What can the state can do in the long term to adapt to the possibility of increasingly long fire seasons and more deadly fires due to climate change?
Host: Dave Iverson
Guests:
Bill Stewart, cooperative extension specialist, U.C. Berkeley...