A new report out of Cambridge University has determined that the sudden oak death epidemic in California is unstoppable. “Sudden oak death – caused by Phytophthora ramorum, a fungus-like pathogen related to potato blight – has killed millions of trees over hundreds of square kilometres of forest in California. First detected near San Francisco in […]
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Trees: Sudden Oak Death “Unstoppable”
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Science, Trees
Also tagged death, deforestation, forest, trees
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Nestle and the California Drought
by Daniel Brouse There is a lot of misleading information trending in social-media about Nestle and the California drought. The facts of the matter are: Most of the water in California is used for agriculture. Nearly 50 billion cubic metres (13 trillion gallons) of water is used in California each year. Nestle bottled water plants […]
Posted in Education, Environment, Global Warming
Also tagged desalination plants, drought, extreme weather events, marine impact, Nestle, salt water intrusion, sea level rising
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Colorado River Running Dry
NASA reports: A new study by scientists from NASA and the University of California, Irvine, has found that over 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin since late 2004 came from underground resources. The extent of groundwater loss may pose a greater threat to the water supply of the western […]
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Science
Also tagged climate change, Colorado River, drought
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4.4 Earthquake Shakes California
An earthquake registering 4.4 Magnitude shook Southern California on St. Patrick’s Day. Time: 2014-03-17 09:25:36 UTC-04:00 Location: 34.135°N 118.486°W (9km NNW of Westwood, California) Depth: 9.9km Nearby Cities 9km (6mi) NNW of Westwood, California 10km (6mi) NW of Beverly Hills, California 12km (7mi) W of Universal City, California 12km (7mi) N of Santa Monica, California […]
Posted in Environment, Science
Also tagged 4.4 magnitude, earthquake, magnitude, March 17 2014, St. Patrick's Day, Westwood
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California Zero Water Allocation
Though much of the United States has been experiencing a cold, high precipitation winter, California has had extreme drought and fire conditions. The State Water Project announced the state reservoir will “effectively be closed for business.” “This is the most serious drought we’ve faced in modern times,” Felicia Marcus, chairwoman of the State Water Resources […]
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Global Warming, Government, weather
Also tagged climate change, drought, extreme weather events, global warming, volatile, water
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Sea Serpents Washing Ashore
CALIFORNIA — Two rare oarfish have washed up on California beaches. A dead 18-foot-long oarfish was found off Catalina Island on October. 13. A 14-foot-long oarfish carcass was found on Oct. 18 in Oceanside, CA. Oarfish can grow to more than 50 feet in length and are considered the longest fish. Their appearance has led […]
Posted in Environment, Science
Also tagged beached, earthquakes, fish, Japan, oarfish, oceans, sea serpents
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Yosemite Wildfire
One of the largest wildfires to ever hit California caused a smoke plume effecting air quality over 100 miles away. The fire has already destroyed over 110 structures and continues to burn out-of-control. ““It was like a bomb went off, exploded,” a firefighter said. “When the inversion lifted, the fog coming from the smoke, when […]
Posted in Environment, Global Warming
Also tagged climate change, fires, global warming, park, Rim Fire, wildfire, Yosemite
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California’s First Cap-and-Trade Auction
CALIFORNIA, USA — It has been a long time coming, but finally the United States has started creating a market to tax pollution. The Environmental Defense Fund says: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the results from California’s first cap-and-trade auction held last Wednesday, November 14. The CARB summary report demonstrates that the auction […]
Posted in Business, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Government, Science
Also tagged auction, cap-and-trade, carbon market, carbon tax, climate change, emissions trading, Environment, pollution, United States
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Hurricane Daniel
In early July 2012, two simultaneous hurricanes blew over the eastern Pacific Ocean: Hurricane Emilia and Hurricane Daniel. The first of the two storms to form, Daniel started as a tropical depression on July 4. The storm had strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane by 12:20 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 8, when the […]
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Also tagged 2012 hurricane season, Baja, Daniel, Hurricane, Hurricane Daniel, NASA, weather
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Chaos Theory and Tsunami Reach California
Has a tsunami ever affected the United States? Yes… just last week. Chaos Theory Manmade and natural events can change important characteristics of U.S. waterways, ports, and harbors, and investigating those changes are an important responsibility for NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. Following last week’s tsunami, Coast Survey’s staff and equipment on the West Coast […]
Posted in Environment, International, Science, weather
Also tagged chaos theory, earthquake, harbors, Japan, marine transportation, ports, submerged debris, tsunami, waterways
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