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Jul 13 2023
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Scottsdale bans natural grass in front yards of new houses to conserve water amid Arizona's drought
As drought-stricken Arizona bakes in searing heat, the Scottsdale City Council unanimously agreed this week to ban natural grass in front of future single-family homes in an effort to conserve water. The new ordinance will apply to new houses constructed or permitted after August 15. “By adopting this ordinance, Scottsdale aims to lead the way in water conservation practices, setting an
CNN (Online News)Oct 05 2022
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Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely
Drought that stretched across three continents this summer — drying out large parts of Europe, the United States and China — was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study.
Drought dried up major rivers, destroyed crops, sparked wildfire, threatened aquatic species and led to water restrictions in Europe. It struck places already plagued by drying in the U.S
Associated PressOct 04 2022
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Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought
A few hundred farms in the southern tip of California, along the Mexican border, may hold the key to saving the drought-plagued Colorado River from collapse.
These farmers, in Imperial County, currently draw more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada combined. They inherited the legal right to use that water, but they're now under pressure to give up some of it.
NPR (Online News)Mar 23 2024
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Snowfall welcomed for later crop production
MINOT, N.D (KMOT) - More snowfall is something that some North Dakota producers are looking forward to getting. According to the US Drought Monitor map, a majority of the state has been abnormally dry this time of year. NDSU extension agent, James Rogers said the seasonal drought outlook is difficult to predict right now and soil moisture models are still developing. “We had some dry areas in
KFYRJul 14 2015
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Drought Impacts Farmers
Wall Street Journal (News) NBC News (Online) Fox News (Online News)Aug 24 2022
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Drought reveals 113 million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Texas
A drought that has turned vast swaths of the American West into a tinderbox and revealed several sets of human remains at the nation’s largest reservoir has unveiled another discovery in Texas — dinosaur tracks.
Prints mostly left by the Acrocanthosaurus — a theropod that stood 15 feet, weighed 7 tons and roamed the area 113 million years ago — have emerged in recent weeks as the Paluxy
NBC News (Online)Dec 26 2015
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California Faces Lost Decades in Solving Drought
One of the seemingly easiest ways to expand California’s water supply would be to raise the height of the 602-foot Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet, adding the equivalent of another reservoir to the drought-stricken state.
The federal Bureau of Reclamation has been studying the idea to some degree since 1980. But regulatory delays and pushback from critics—including a Native-American tribe that
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 30 2024
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Sarah Browning: Summer snapdragon is plant of the year
This year the National Garden Bureau is featuring summer snapdragon, Angelonia spp., as their annual plant of the year. The genus Angelonia encompasses about 30 species, native to tropical and subtropical regions from Mexico to Argentina. In the wild, they are often found in damp areas, but, once established, they can be quite drought tolerant. Most summer snapdragon cultivars have an upright
Lincoln Journal StarMar 02 2023
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Most of California exits drought after latest storms. Interactive map shows where
For the first time in roughly three years, most of California is drought free. February’s rain and snow added to the already high amount of water that hit California at the beginning of the year. The question remains: Do California’s drought conditions show improvement? The short answer is yes, regardless of whether conditions are only temporary. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor update, issued
The Fresno BeeMay 11 2015
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USDA drought declaration expanded in Utah, Nevada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded a natural disaster declaration to include several additional counties suffering from drought in Nevada and Utah.
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Nevada's White Pine County and Utah's Sanpete County have been designated primary disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the lingering drought.
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