CALIFORNIA DROUGHT - STUNNING BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES

Shocking before and after pictures of California drought reveal extent of the dry spell - but relief is on the way

• California declared a drought state of emergency last month as statewide reservoir capacity dropped to 35 per cent
• Recent pictures have been released showing the devastating effect the dry spell has had on state reservoirs
• Strong storms earlier this week and forecast for this weekend are expected to improve the situation but many fear it won't be enough and dry land will increase chance of flooding

Read more and see pictures
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2569919/Shocking-pictures-California-drought-reveal-extent-dry-spell-relief-way.html


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Worse fears about California drought - and more info about serious drought in Brazil

The drought in North America also continues to get even worse.  According to an expert interviewed by National Geographic, this drought in the state of California “could last for 200 years or more”…

 

B. Lynn Ingram, a paleoclimatologist at the University of California at Berkeley, thinks that California needs to brace itself for a megadrought—one that could last for 200 years or more. As a paleoclimatologist, Ingram takes the long view, examining tree rings and microorganisms in ocean sediment to identify temperatures and dry periods of the past millennium. Her work suggests that droughts are nothing new to California.

 

Read more - http://www.activistpost.com/2014/02/the-drought-in-brazil-could-have-impact.html

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