In California, Hot and Dry Conditions Stir Drought Concerns

Wall Street Journal by Stu Woo | Jan. 14, 2009 (News Analysis)

The past two days have felt like summer in California, as unseasonable warmth sweeps the state -- possibly presaging a third straight year of drought, a worrisome possibility for a state already hit hard by the economic downturn.

Another dry year could mean water rationing for businesses and individuals. It could also slow business expansion and affect the agricultural industry, ski resorts and efforts to keep firefighting costs down, after a year ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Living, Extra
Topics: Environment, U.S. Economy, Farming, Sustainability, Weather, Food, California, Climate Change
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Posted by: Posted by Marsha Iverson - Feb 23, 2009 - 12:17 PM PST
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Marsha Iverson
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 by Marsha Iverson - Feb. 23, 2009

Clear analysis of the bleak outlook for the water supply in California--and all its implications--without overdramatizing.

Anyone who enjoys food that comes from California and the Southwest might benefit from paying close attention to this story.

Even before this week, the state was facing a water shortage, said Sue Sims, chief deputy director for the state Department of Water Resources. Reservoirs are well below ... More »

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Darren Chase
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 by Darren Chase - Mar. 27, 2009

This is quality journalism -- unbiased, factual, carefully framing the context and including multiple sources.

Water use and management is an enormously important environmental, economic, and political issue in California and other Western states -- one that forces municipal, local and state governments to aggressively deal with possibility of facing another year of drought with an already low water supply.

The “water conservation team,” as David Nahai, the chief executive and general manager of the water department, calls it, expanded in August to 15 members from ... More »

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