drought
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Obama’s $300 Million Proposal For Water Security Could Change Everything
With his 2017 budget heading to Congress this week, US President Obama has been busy making policy announcements. While an oil tax and autonomous vehicle plan are getting all the attention, a smaller element of the budget will have much greater impact: a proposal to make sure all Americans have access to clean, safe water.
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Can California Drought-Proof Itself With This Pair Of Giant Gravity-Powered Water Tunnels?
As part of his State of the State address, California Governor Jerry Brown released a new video to explain his plan for protecting California’s water supply. According to Brown, it will not only drought-proof the state’s water, but also make it earthquake-proof, terrorism-proof, and climate change-proof. Ambitious.
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In America, 200 Million People Will Suffer ‘Psychological Distress’ From Climate Change
A report published by the National Wildlife Foundation finds that the majority of Americans can expect to suffer mental health problems as a result of global warming and warns that our mental health system is not equipped to handle it.
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No, El Niño Will Not Fix California’s Drought
The newest forecast on El Niño and California’s drought suggests the state could be in for a very wet winter. Does this mean the drought will finally be fixed and Californians can go back to filling up their swimming pools with kilos and kilos of almonds? Nope, not even close. Here’s why.