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California took on energy crisis, now it faces water crisis
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 11 minutes ago Armed with the governor's direction, state water managers are addressing the problems created by the drought through a variety of programs, including the … |
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New old water
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 13 minutes ago This time around, amid a brutal drought and reduced pumpings through the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, the San Diego Water Authority is expressing support … |
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Retrofit plan to ride out quake at Cal stadium
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 14 minutes ago While plenty of buildings around the world sit atop earthquake faults, Memorial Stadium is unique because of the sheer quantity of people it holds: 75662. … |
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Cal's stadium quake-fault solution: carve it up, add plastic sheets
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 26 minutes ago While plenty of buildings around the world sit atop earthquake faults, Memorial Stadium is unique because of the sheer quantity of people it holds: 75662. … |
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California legislation would measure how much water is bottled
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour ago California is in the midst of a drought and could be on the verge of a water crisis. The past spring was among the driest on record and experts are … |
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Review: Iraq tale `Lucky Ones' wallows in artifice
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour ago And how about that tornado, preceded by a monster hail storm, the foul weather wafting into the movie literally from out of the blue? … |
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Evolution of California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 5 hours ago April 18, 1906: The fire that follows San Francisco's great earthquake guts the academy museum, wiping out many of its precious collections. … San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences puts the world San Jose Mercury News all 4 news articles |
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Spain's environmentalists sound alarm
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 9 hours ago Across Spain, nearly 20000 illegal wells are sucking water reserves from aquifers to support new housing tracts. And especially in the drought-ridden south, … |
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Another View: State's ag industry already water-wise
Sacramento Bee, USA - 45 minutes ago Water use in California agriculture is enormously efficient. It's not used just once, but as many as eight times. The current 10-year drought in Australia … Farmers must monitor, reduce water use San Francisco Chronicle Think tank solutions run dry in our valley Modesto Bee all 3 news articles |
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Farmers must monitor, reduce water use
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 26 minutes ago Drought, population growth, global warming, a collapsing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta environment - it's no secret that California's water challenges … Environmentalists want judge to void water contracts Merced Sun-Star all 2 news articles |
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Gas prices surge as Ike closes in on Texas
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 53 minutes ago … an online weather service with offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., and San Francisco. Though winds aren’t as strong as the devastating hurricane Carla in 1961, … Video: Money Minute: Gas, Oil, ImClone, Mortgages AssociatedPress Ike bears down on US oil hub TVNZ Natural gas up on storm; oil dips briefly below $100 MarketWatch Henderson Gleaner - Columbus Dispatch all 1,733 news articles |
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Hurricane Ike makes an appearance in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News, TX - 1 hour ago Want to catch an early view of Hurricane Ike? Step outside and look south. That big band of high clouds is the outermost edge of the clouds being pushed … Weather likely to inhibit air game San Francisco Chronicle Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Preparing for Hurricane … PR Web (press release) all 5 news articles |
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Weather likely to inhibit air game
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour ago The early arrival is even more welcome now that the game has been moved from 6 pm CDT to noon because of Hurricane Ike. The team will be getting a 7 am … Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Preparing for Hurricane … PR Web (press release) all 4 news articles |
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Stanford notes: Weather likely to inhibit air attack
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 1 hour ago The early arrival is even more welcome now that the game has been moved from 6 pm CDT to noon because of Hurricane Ike. The team will be getting a 7 am … Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers, Preparing for Hurricane … PR Web (press release) all 3 news articles |
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Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas (Update3)
Bloomberg - 56 minutes ago “It won't take much for Hurricane Ike to intensify,'' Thomas Downs, a meteorologist with Weather 2000 Inc. in New York, said. … Video: Ike Swamps Cuba, Eyes Texas AssociatedPress Texas officials tell residents to brace for Hurricane Ike CBC.ca Ike moves into gulf to regain strength San Francisco Chronicle WBBH - Press-Register - al.com all 6,060 news articles |
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Hurricane Ike Enters Gulf, Heads for Coast of Texas (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours ago “It won't take much for Hurricane Ike to intensify,'' Thomas Downs, a meteorologist with Weather 2000 Inc. in New York, said. … Hurricane Ike 8am Weather Update WSAV-TV Texas officials tell residents to brace for Hurricane Ike CBC.ca Ike moves into gulf to regain strength San Francisco Chronicle The Associated Press - Press-Register - al.com all 2,201 news articles |
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Earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area
Hollister Free Lance, CA - 4 hours ago By AP There were no reports of damage or injuries in Alamo or surrounding communities, said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's … |
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Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Scares Bay Area Residents
eFluxMedia - 9 hours ago By Dee Chisamera The Friday magnitude 4.0 earthquake that shook the San Francisco Bay Area may have been a bit scary for some people, but fortunately the … |
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Study: Calif. farmers can profit by saving water
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 15 hours ago "It's been a missing piece of the information in the California water debate," he said. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought … Study finds California can cut farm water use San Francisco Chronicle all 46 news articles |
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California rattled by minor earthquake
MSNBC - SAN FRANCISCO - A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area on Friday night. The US Geological Survey put the tremblor at a 4.0-magnitude. … |
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Minor earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay area
The Associated Press - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A minor earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area Friday night. The US Geological Survey's preliminary report put the quake at a … |
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State gets serious about deepening drought
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Sep 5, 2008 The initiative, known as the 2009 Drought Water Bank, harkens back to measures taken during the long dry spell of the late 1980s and early 1990s and … Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter kcratv California 'drought water bank' in the works Sacramento Bee Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank San Jose Mercury News Xinhua - Lake County News all 83 news articles |
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Drought conditions lead to creation of water bank
San Jose Mercury News, USA - "It's possible that even in a normal (water) year, we could be in that situation," Gartrell said. In addition to creating the drought water bank, … Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter ACWA Applauds Creation of Drought Water Bank California "water bank" in works amid drought |
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California to fight drought with water bank
Xinhua, China - The state's Department of Water Resources said Thursday that it has created the 2009 Drought Water Bank, which will allow them to buy excess water from … Video: State Preparing For Another Dry Winter California "water bank" in works amid drought State gets serious about deepening drought |
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EBMUD sets 'loggers' to listen for leaks
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - … water by finding leaks in water mains before they surface. The effort was conceived of before the drought, but has taken on added urgency because of it. … EBMUD board must wake up |
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Same Old Mistakes, Different Day
Gold Seek - The realm of the world economy is extraordinary…a 'slow volcano' could power San Francisco…and more! The Dow rose 89 points yesterday. … |