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Apr 25 2024
Opinion
We might be closer to changing course on climate change than we realized
Earth is coming out of the hottest year on record, amplifying the destruction from hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, and drought. The oceans remain alarmingly warm, triggering the fourth global coral bleaching event in history. Concentrations of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere have reached levels not seen on this planet for millions of years, while humanity’s demand for the fossil fuels
VoxAug 01 2023
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Emergency CRP grazing/haying in 46 Iowa counties due to drought
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The drought has affected many states in the U.S. and Iowa is feeling the effects as well. 46 out of 99 counties have been authorized for emergency grazing/haying use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres, announced Monday, July 31st. Landowners participate in the CRP for land conservation in exchange for a yearly rental payment. The program eliminates
KelolandApr 25 2024
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Man, dog disappear in Grand Canyon after apparently taking homemade raft on Colorado River
Not enough water to go around: Colorado River Basin, ravaged by drought, plans for a drier future A man and his dog are missing after apparently taking a homemade wooden raft on the river that runs through the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The man was identified by park officials in a news release as Thomas L. Robinson of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Robinson abandoned his
CBS News (Online)Sep 05 2023
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Drought conditions persist throughout Iowa, now worst since March 2013
Overall dryness in Iowa has expanded amid unrelenting heat and a lack of rainfall and is now worse than it’s been since March 2013, according to a report last week by the U.S. Drought Monitor. “With persistent hot and dry conditions, Iowa is at 166 consecutive weeks of at least moderate drought,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said in a news release. “Now that Labor Day is behind us,
Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierNov 17 2023
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High school football: No more bad memories as Timpview wins 5A championship to break big drought
SALT LAKE CITY — It was hard for Donny Atuaia just to walk past the east corner of the south end zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium before the 5A state championship game started Friday. It was in that spot that his Timpview team surrendered a game-winning touchdown in triple-overtime a season ago and watched its title hopes fade all at once against Lehi. Perhaps Atuaia will have better feelings in
Deseret NewsSep 03 2023
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Masataka Yoshida ends home run drought as Red Sox top Royals
Masataka Yoshida ended a 12-game home run drought and sparked the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals with a three-run blast on Sunday. Starting in left field and batting sixth in the lineup, Yoshida went deep for the first time since Aug. 18 when he opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning at Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium. The left-handed hitter locked onto a
The Japan TimesJul 24 2023
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Drought emergency declared in 12 WA counties. Watering restrictions for some
Jul. 24—The Washington state Department of Ecology has declared a drought emergency for part of Benton County as the water supply in the lower Yakima River watershed has dropped. All or parts of 12 counties of Washington state are in new drought emergency areas, the agency said Monday. The remainder of the state is a drought advisory area. Counties affected by the drought emergency declaration
Yakima Herald-RepublicMar 09 2023
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California drought update: State sees further improvements
In updated information released Thursday morning, the U.S. Drought Monitor determined more of California is officially out of an ongoing drought. That's an improvement over good news from last week. The Central Valley and the Central Coast both saw significant expansions of the drought-free zone that was first indicated last week. About half of Kern County was classified last week as
CBS News (Online)Jun 02 2023
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Arizona Drought Pushes Phoenix to Hit Pause on Construction Projects
Arizona officials may not be able to approve new construction in some of the fastest-growing parts of the Phoenix metropolitan area that rely on groundwater in response to dwindling supply. the Associated Press reported. T he Associated Press reports that Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs made the announcement this Thursday in response to a new report from the Arizona Department of Water Resources
GizmodoOct 02 2023
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Canola crop expected to exceed expectations despite drought conditions in portions of North Dakota
(Bismarck, ND) -- Despite a challenging growing season for much of North Dakota, canola crop yields are looking better than expected. Statewide average canola yields are coming out to be higher than what the crop condition rating showed this year, with the Northern Canola Growers Association saying the highest yield recorded this year was 3,500lbs per acre, a record high for the crop in North
WZFG The Flag