Posts Tagged ‘droughts’

Global Warming’s Twin Evil: Wildfires and Drought

By admin • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Featured, Global Warming

The 850 fires burning in California alone should be a wake up call that we’re unprepared for rapid climate change.The hundreds of fires hitting California right now are a wake-up call to both government and California residents: we’re unprepared for a rapid climate change crackling at our doorstep.
The facts are unequivocal, and point to a […]


Climate change threat to US crops and water

By admin • May 29th, 2008 • Category: Agriculture, Featured, Global Warming, Life, Sustainable Resources

The US south-west, a region that is experiencing one of the fastest rates of population growth, faces dramatic challenges in the next 50 years from drought, wild fires and changing ecosystems caused by global warming, a report from the Bush administration warns.The paper, commissioned by the US department of agriculture, looks at the likely impact […]