California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
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Recognize anthropogenic drought
<p>California's current extreme drought must be a lesson for managing water in a warmer, more densely populated world, say Amir AghaKouchak and colleagues.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nature.com/news/water-and-climate-recognize-anthropogenic-drought-1.18220"
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U.S. startup designs atomized shower head to save water
A startup in the U.S. West Coast city of San Francisco has developed a shower head that creates a mist by atomizing water, instead of making it rain down. The concept is not new, but engineers with
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Drought Conditions in California are Causing Severe Subsidence
As California continues pumping groundwater to combat the historic drought they are facing, land in the San Joaquin Valley is sinking at an increased rate of 2 inches more per month. The California Department
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Study finds climate change makes California's drought worse
Climate change has aggravated California's devastating drought, causing between 8 and 27 percent of the dry conditions afflicting the nation's most populous state, a study released on Thursday has found.
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First wild grey wolf pack in nearly a century sighted in California
The pack appears to include a wolf photographed by state fish and wildlife experts last month, then believed to be alone. “This news is exciting for California,” Charlton H. Bonham, director of the
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Ongoing drought to cost California $2.74 billion-researchers
California's ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs, despite overall health in the state's
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Groundwater pumping speeding subsidence in Central California: NASA
Parts of the San Joaquin Valley in Central California are sinking faster than ever due to excessive groundwater pumping as the state deals with a devastating drought, a NASA report released on Wednesday
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Progress Report: Subsidence in the Central Valley, California
<p>Subsidence caused by groundwater pumping in the Central Valley has been a problem for decades. Over the last few years, interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) has been used from satellites
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More Than 71% Of Southern Californians Are “Highly Interested” In Switching To EVs, According To New Survey
More than 71% of those recently surveyed in Southern California about electric vehicles (EVs) are “highly interested” in switching to an EV, according to a recent press release. The recent survey —
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Montana declares state of emergency as U.S. Northwest battles blazes
Montana declared a state of emergency on Sunday to battle more than a dozen wildfires as blazes, fueled by drought and winds, also raged in Oregon, Idaho and the California wine region north of San Francisco.