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Disappearance of Bolivian lake a harbinger
Posted by Associated Press: Carlos Valdez on January 20th, 2016
Associated Press: Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was Bolivia’s second-largest lake. Beetles dine on bird carcasses and gulls fight for scraps under a glaring sun in what marshes remain.
Lake Poopo was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone.
High on Bolivia’s semi-arid Andean plains at more than 12,000 feet and long subject to climatic whims, the shallow saline lake has essentially dried up before only...
Obama addresses ‘terrible tragedy’ of Flint water crisis in Michigan
Posted by Guardian: Scott Bixby on January 20th, 2016
Guardian: Barack Obama’s speech in Detroit on Wednesday was intended to be a triumphant celebration of the renaissance of an automobile industry once on the brink of collapse. But the president’s successful bailout of American carmakers and the subsequent revival of Michigan’s most important industry was eclipsed by a nearby civic emergency: a water crisis in Flint that has threatened the health of tens of thousands of people.
Sixty-eight miles north by road, thousands of residents of the long-neglected...
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Comments Off on Obama addresses ‘terrible tragedy’ of Flint water crisis in MichiganBernie’s new ad shows him standing against Big Oil
Posted by Grist: None Given on January 20th, 2016
Grist: The Bernie Sanders campaign released a new ad in Iowa this week, and it`s not like anything you`ll see from the GOP side. For one thing, it`s not an attack ad. Rather than talk about Hillary Clinton`s haircut or Martin O`Malley`s shoe size, Sanders sticks to the issues - and the issue, in this ad, is Big Oil.
The ad features two Iowa farmers, Patti Edwardson and George Naylor, discussing the Bakken pipeline, a proposed project that would move 570,000 barrels of crude oil through the state daily....
Sanders spotlights new climate data: ‘The debate is over’
Posted by CNN: David Wright on January 20th, 2016
CNN: Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that "climate change is real" and the "debate is over" after NOAA reported that 2015 was the hottest year on record.
"This planet and its people are in trouble" he warned. "Unless we get our act together, we will see in years to come more droughts, more floods and more extreme weather disturbances."
Sanders then stressed the urgency of the challenge and cited his proposals to address it.
"It is absolutely vital that we act boldly to move our energy system away...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Sanders spotlights new climate data: ‘The debate is over’Wettest ever December broke UK river records, hydrologists confirm
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 18th, 2016
Guardian: Last month broke a host of UK records for rainfall, rivers and groundwater, in addition to it having already been confirmed as the wettest and warmest December on record. According to the The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), which collects all the hydrological data available for the UK, December 2015 set the following records: North West England exceeded its previous maximum December rainfall by an amount almost equivalent to its average monthly rainfall a new UK 24 hour rainfall...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Wettest ever December broke UK river records, hydrologists confirmCloud cover found significant factor in Greenland Ice Sheet melt
Posted by Environmental News Network: University Of Wisconsin-Madison Via EurekAlert! on January 17th, 2016
Environmental News Network: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it's melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise. A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in that process than scientists previously believed. "Over the next 80 years, we could be dealing with another foot of sea level rise around the world," says Tristan L'Ecuyer, professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-author of the...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Cloud cover found significant factor in Greenland Ice Sheet meltWhat did the hottest year on record mean for the Midwest?
Posted by OnEarth: None Given on January 17th, 2016
onEarth: The ground in the Midwest during a typical winter is cold and dry. But with runners jogging in shorts along Lake Michigan just two days before Christmas, this is no typical winter. In fact, this past December was the hottest ever recorded in the Midwest, and the land in the country’s center was warm and wet.
As 2015 (which is expected to be declared the warmest year on record) came to a close, heavy rainfall washed across already saturated ground and went straight into the Mississippi River, which...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on What did the hottest year on record mean for the Midwest?Snowstorm wreaks havoc in Romania, ports closed
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 17th, 2016
Reuters: Heavy snowfall and strong winds closed Romania's Black Sea ports including the main port of Constanta, and shut dozens of roads while snowstorms and torrential rains cut electricity to hundreds of towns in Bulgaria, authorities said on Sunday. Blizzards dumped up to half a metre of snow in 12 hours in Romania, disrupting trains and forcing authorities to shut down all schools in Bucharest and nearby counties. There were no reports of victims but emergency services said they were prepared to intervene,...
Obama Halts Most Coal Mining on Public Lands
Posted by Daily Croton: None Given on January 17th, 2016
Daily Croton: The Department of the Interior announced a moratorium Friday on new coal leases on public lands while a review of the federal coal leasing program takes place. The announcement follows President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, in which he spoke of improving management fossil fuel resources and moving the country toward a clean energy economy. But today, thanks to hundreds of thousands of activists like you who submitted comments, showed up at hearings, took to the streets, and called...
Climate extremes threaten Australia’s wine industry
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 17th, 2016
Reuters: Winemakers in Australia's oldest growing region fear a ruined harvest after heavy rainfall, while vineyards in the country's west are under threat from bushfires, undermining efforts to recover from a near decadelong run of lower exports. Just weeks out from the 2016 harvest, the contrasting events highlight the challenges from climate change, particularly extreme weather, faced by the world's fourth-largest wine exporter. Not only are wine growing regions getting hotter, weather is also becoming...