23 hours ago by thorne dreyer

Locked water tap in Kipsaraman, Kenya. Image from oxfam.org.uk.As benign as Lucifer:The privatization of waterBy Richard Raznikov / The Rag Blog / February 9, 2012Beginning about 20 years ago, it dawned on the bankers and some major corporations that if oil was a lucrative commodity water would be e ...

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2 days ago by Zachary Shahan

Some top global warming and climate change news from the past week (other than what we’ve already covered): 1. Record warmth sweeping through the Eastern U.S. and Midwest. Who knows why? 2. Drought in Texas continues to have a strong effect on Texas agriculture. “Come March 1, if there is less [...]

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3 days ago by Juliana

Weather was a bit warmer today but there is snow coming tonite. Or so they say. If they forecast heat or wind, I believe it is written in gold, but rain or snow, usually all lies. I have lost most hope. One weatherman has forecast at least 10 in. of snow during february and march. Ha. The radar show ...

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3 days ago by scanon

From the Organic Trade Association The U.S. organic cotton market continues to grow, encouraged by consumer demand, price premiums, and regulatory shifts that will ease marketing restrictions for organic cotton products. read more

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5 days ago by Cookie Jill

dries up. china's massive three gorges dam, which has already displaced more than 1 million people, may have claimed a new victim: environmental researchers say it has helped turn the country's largest freshwater lake into a dried-out plain. typically, poyang lake covers 3,500 square kilometers in e ...

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7 days ago by WeedShack

Killing crops, killing cattle, and also killing cannabis. That’s the effect of northern Mexico’s worst drought in the country’s recorded meteorological history.

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7 days ago by Phillip

The Florida winter months during La Niña periods are typically drier than normal. La Niña generally refers to the presence of cool sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean. This weather phenomenon causes a northward shift of the jet stream away from Florida which in turn leads to fewer ...

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8 days ago by Stuart Staniford

Pursuant to yesterday's question of how the 2011 drought affected Texas crop production, I found this helpful summary from the Texas Field Office of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The graph above is for cotton, and shows both production and yield. Production was hurt more than yi ...

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8 days ago by Dell-Roy

Bitter cold temperatures gripped much of Alaska again this morning, and the month of January is setting numerous records for coldest January on record for much of northern Alaska. According to the Fairbanks weather office, here are the likely final rankings for January temperatures at select locatio ...

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8 days ago by admin

By Jeff Baker – 01/31/2012 ten:05:20 PM RIM is hunting to light items up in 2012 with several releases. One particular such release is the BlackBerry PlayBook OS two. which will bring hugely anticipated Android app assistance to the gadget. Additionally, they will release a number of smartphones bas ...

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