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sfgate.com - 2/2/2009
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San Francisco Chronicle: California teeters on the edge of the worst drought in the state's history, officials said Thursday after reporting that the Sierra Nevada snowpack - the backbone of the state's water supply - is only 61 percent of normal. January usually douses California with about 20 ...
usatoday.com - 2/2/2009
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usatoday.com —
The snowpack was about 61% of its usual
depth across the 400-mile-long mountain range, according to the
state Department of Water Resources, which released the findings as part of the second snow survey of the season. Department Director Lester Snow ...
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Calif. facing worst drought in modern history
climateprogress.org - 2/6/2009
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climateprogress.org —
Finally, we have a top administration official telling
it like it is. Energy Secretary and Nobelist Stephen
Chu told a Los Angeles Times reporter: In a worst case, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a ...
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Stephen Chu: “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s ...
reuters.com - 1/30/2009
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reuters.com —
A new survey of California winter snows on
Thursday showed the most populous state is facing one
of the worst droughts in its history, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.
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Snow study shows California faces historic drought
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Climate & environment - Feb 2
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... have started putting their clothes in the freezer. "All of this is consistent with climate change, and with what scientists told us would happen," said climate change minister Penny Wong. Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, is regarded as highly vulnerable. A study by the country's blue-chip Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation identified its ecosystems as "potentially the most fragile" on earth in the face of the threat. (1 February 2009) California: Worst drought ever expected after mild January Kelly Zito, San Francisco Chronicle ...
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