Signs of Another California Drought Year
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www.nytimes.com — The Los Angeles Aqueduct, which carries water from the Sierra Nevada. Snowpack measurements there, along with cooler Pacific waters, may presage a third consecutive year of drought.
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Signs of Another California Drought Year
Ecoearth.info Blog — ... Date: January 2, 2009 Byline: Felicity Barringer Original URL California, just finished with its second consecutive year of drought, might well be facing a third. If so, state authorities may be forced to impose water rationing on farmers, homes and businesses. With the rainy season well under way, early partial measurements indicate that the amount of water stored in the Sierra snowpack, the state`s natural reservoir, is higher than the amount at this time last year but well below average, said the state`s meteorologist, Elissa Lynn. The deficit can be made up if January, ...

California Could Be Heading Into Third Year of Drought
Green Daily — ... be made up if early 2009 brings big storms. However, with La Nina returning, according to meteorologists, water from storms could be lessened, as La Nina generally brings drier conditions. The fishing and agriculture industries could be particularly affected in the state. California Could Be Heading Into Third Year of Drought originally appeared on Green Daily on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:09:00 EST 0. Please see our terms for use of feeds.   Read | Permalink | Email this |  ...

The WHO Garden: Out with the Lawn and In with the Food
Switchboard, from NRDC — ... to grow food. They were nice to look at, walk on, or perhaps play a game of cricket. These luxurious landscapes originated in Western Europe where rainfall was abundant and grass grew naturally. Three hundred years later Americans have an unhealthy fixation with lawns that's draining our natural resources and polluting our soils, waterways, and air with pesticides. Lawns are extremely water intensive, especially during hot summer months and in drought ridden parts of the U.S. (eh em, California). The shallow root systems of grasses prevent water from filtrating deep into the ...

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