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Wildfire burns 1,200 acres outside Los Angeles, closes highway
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 27th, 2015
Reuters: Firefighters on Saturday gained the upper hand on a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles that burned about 1,240 acres of land, forced the closure of parts of a major highway and led to evacuations, fire officials said.
Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County and were able to draw containment lines around 60 percent of the conflagration by Saturday evening, county fire officials said.
The flames triggered the closure of parts of U.S. Highway 101,...
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Comments Off on Wildfire burns 1,200 acres outside Los Angeles, closes highway100,000 flee El Niño flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 27th, 2015
Reuters: More than 100,000 people evacuated their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño, authorities said. The Paraguayan government declared a state of emergency in Asunción and seven regions of the country. Several people were killed by falling trees, local media reported. “[The flooding] was directly influenced by the El Niño phenomenon which has intensified the frequency and intensity of...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on 100,000 flee El Niño flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and UruguayTornado, flood deaths reach 18 in U.S., more storms ahead
Posted by Reuters: Lisa Maria Garza on December 27th, 2015
Reuters: Six people died in the greater Dallas area as a storm system brought tornadoes and flooding on Saturday, increasing the death toll from harsh weather in the southern United States this week to 24, according to officials and local media.
Four people died when a tornado hit the city of Garland, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Dallas, police said in a statement. Homes, apartments and vehicles were also damaged, police said, but it was not clear how many people were hurt.
Two other...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Tornado, flood deaths reach 18 in U.S., more storms aheadUnited Kingdom: Floods of biblical proportions leave cities, towns and villages under water
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 26th, 2015
Guardian: It was the day the floodwaters inexorably advanced across the Pennines, leaving much of the north of England sodden and beleaguered. From Greater Manchester in the north-west to parts of North Yorkshire some 50 miles to the east, Boxing Day 2015 will be remembered as the day the rains came. In Todmorden, in West Yorkshire’s Calder Valley, Rebecca Marshall was last night facing the grim prospect of having to abandon her home as the floodwaters slowly rose around her house. The incessant rains had...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on United Kingdom: Floods of biblical proportions leave cities, towns and villages under waterHundreds flee their homes as England’s north is submerged
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 26th, 2015
Guardian: Hundreds of people had to flee their homes on Saturday after torrential rain triggered flooding in towns across Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and dangerously high waters even reached the cities of Manchester and Leeds. The Met Office issued two of its most serious, red weather warnings – indicating a “danger to life” – for the area and warned that up to five inches of rain could fall over the weekend. In addition, the Environment Agency (EA) issued 22 severe flood warnings – which also signal danger...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Hundreds flee their homes as England’s north is submerged10 Foods That Could Disappear Because of Climate Change
Posted by AlterNet: Reynard Loki on December 26th, 2015
AlterNet: Climate change is making the world a different place. There are more floods, droughts, wildfires, heat waves and other extreme weather events. Animal species around the world are either shifting habitat locations or simply dying off. Even humans are migrating due to a warmer world.
But there is one effect that will hit many of us right in the gut: Certain foods could disappear thanks to our changing climate. Brace yourself: Here are 10 foods you’ll probably be sad to see go.
1. Guacamole
Around...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on 10 Foods That Could Disappear Because of Climate ChangeUK floods: torrential rain lashes northern Britain
Posted by ITN: None Given on December 26th, 2015
ITN: Parts of Britain are under water again as torrential rain from Storm Eva causes mass flooding in the north west of England on Boxing Day. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for rain, snow, wind, fog and ice
Stormy weather expected in U.S. for post-holiday travel
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 26th, 2015
Reuters: U.S. post-holiday travelers can expect a mix of stormy weather this weekend, with blizzard conditions in New Mexico and western Texas, while flooding rain hits the southern plains from south Texas through Indiana, forecasters said on Saturday.
The wet and snowy conditions come after a Christmas Day of unseasonable warmth on the East Coast, with record high temperatures set or tied in several cities including New York, while a tornado hit Alabama late on Friday afternoon, damaging several homes....
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Stormy weather expected in U.S. for post-holiday travelTorrential rain brings flooding to northern England
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 26th, 2015
Reuters: Britain's Meteorological Office issued two of its most severe weather warnings on Saturday after days of torrential rain in northern England caused rivers to burst their banks and flood several villages.
The rare "red" warnings of potential danger to life apply to the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and more than 300 other flood warnings were in place across the country.
Prime Minister David Cameron and heir to the throne Prince Charles have visited areas of Cumbria, northwest England,...
California’s Largest Tribe Bans GMO Crops and Genetically-Engineered Salmon
Posted by EcoWatch: Lorraine Chow on December 26th, 2015
EcoWatch: The Yurok Tribe—California’s largest tribe with roughly 5,000 enrolled members—passed a historic ban on genetically modified (GMOs) crops and salmon. The Yurok Tribal Council unanimously voted on Dec. 10 to enact the Yurok Tribe Genetically Engineered Organism (GEO) Ordinance: The Tribal GEO Ordinance prohibits the propagation, raising, growing, spawning, incubating or releasing genetically engineered organisms (such as growing GMO crops or releasing genetically engineered salmon) within the Tribe’s...
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