Food, Floods and Drought
Krugman looks at Egypt, food prices and the fast changing world climate: We’re in the midst of a global food …
Tag Archives: Drought
Another Day Another Record
113º! California’s blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Monday in downtown Los …
Drought in the Amazon
* * * Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas, and the entire eastern region of the state are suffering …
Coho Salmon Disappear
“The lack of rain this winter has contributed to what fisheries biologists say is, so far, the worst return of …
California Fire News Improving
Buried away in section B of the Chron, after weeks of front page headlines, was the news that the three …
Big Sur: A Smoking Ruins
More photos of Big Sur. Everybody is on the way out. The blaze had swept within a half mile of …
More and More Fires in CA
Wildfires were scattered around Northern California on Sunday in the heart of wine country and in remote forests, the latest …
More Fires in CA
Just when the big Santa Cruz mountain fire died down, another further north started up. When it was under control …
Water.Not.
“California just came through its driest March-April rain period – 2.3 inches of precipitation in the Sierra – since records …
Bay Area Water
Water isn’t only an issue for those who have long depended on glacier melt [see below] or those who live …
Cyprus Rainfall Has Fallen by about 20 percent over the past 35 years.
Drought-hit Cyprus to ship water from Greece NICOSIA, April 21 (Reuters) – Cyprus, facing its worst drought in a decade, …
Lake Mead: 13 Years to Run Your Boats
Lake Mead could not be described as my favorite place on earth, but it is the take-out for many of …