Gaia Tahoe

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Another view of bad California #drought. Current soil moisture v. long-term average. http://t.co/yDND42lBSy. #cawater http://t.co/LhjX10KucD

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RT @janearther: Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning … http://t.co/zH4F5zOWh2

#CleanWaterWednesday Respect and Conserve b4 …

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Sir David King says government needs to increase spending on flood defences, as storms continue to cause disruption (Flood-hit UK must prepare for more extreme weather, says climate adviser http://t.co/s0JoOBLwcc)…

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Resiliency Response to Climate Change Project Community Caring Connection (C3) Peoples’ Reporter System PLANNING SESSION ~ JANUARY 20, 2:00-5:00PM ~ YMCA Kingston, NY Background Hurricanes Sandy and …

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The first Sierra snow survey of the winter on Friday confirmed the fears of California water managers, who are warning of drought conditions in the coming year unless the state receives significantly more rain and snow.

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Gulf Times
A case for compensation for climate change destruction
Jamaica Observer
People who live in the Caribbean know from their own experience that climate change is real.

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Flood warnings across the South West as Bath’s wet weekend continues
Bath Chronicle
People in Bath are preparing for another day of rain as the Environment Agency warns that there is still risk of flooding across the South West.

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A polar vortex is sweeping down from the North Pole into the United States and as far south as the Gulf Coast, swathing much of the nation in an icy blanket that comes complete with life-threatening wind chills as low as minus-70 degrees.

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NPR
No Relief Forecast After One Of California’s Driest Years Ever
NPR
The Nolans are seeing the effects of California’s lingering drought. While the East Coast is digging out from a major winter storm, the West Coast is praying for rain.

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“As a young naval officer in Vietnam, John Kerry commanded a Swift boat up the dangerous rivers of the Mekong Delta. But when he returned there last month as secretary of state for the first time since 1969, he spoke not of past firefights but of climate change.

“Decades ago, on these very waters, I was one of many who witnessed the difficult period in our shared history,” Mr. Kerry told students gathered on the banks of the Cai Nuoc River. He drew a connection from the Mekong Delta’s troubled past to its imperiled future. “This is one of the two or three most potentially impacted areas in the world with respect to the effects of climate change,” he said.

In his first year as secretary of state, Mr. Kerry joined with the Russians to push Syria to turn over its chemical weapons, persuaded the Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks, and played the closing role in the interim nuclear agreement with Iran. But while the public’s attention has been on his diplomacy in the Middle East, behind the scenes at the State Department Mr. Kerry has initiated a systematic, top-down push to create an agencywide focus on global warming.

His goal is to become the lead broker of a global climate treaty in 2015 that will commit the United States and other nations to historic reductions in fossil fuel pollution.”

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