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California Water: Mavericks, Sacramento and Diane Feinstein

Posted on Feb 18, 2010 by Scott James.

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My housemates left before dawn on Saturday morning for the Mavericks Surf Contest, an annual big-wave surfing competition of the coast of Half Moon Bay, California. The waves can reach 50 feet, and because of the variability of weather and water, contest organizers and surfers alike must wait for the perfect storm to appear on the horizon, sometime between November and March, when they will all have less than 24 hours to rush to Half Moon Bay from around the world and catch the biggest waves of the year. It reminded me of the sentiment expressed in Blue Gold that in truth, we don’t manage water, water manages us- and just how little regard California as a state pays to that sentiment.
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Global Stream Flow Study: Water Levels Dropping in Major Rivers

Posted on May 04, 2009 by Derek Markham.

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An analysis of the stream flow data for 925 of the world’s largest rivers over the last 56 years has found that rivers in some of the most populated regions are losing water. The authors of the study suggest that the reduced flow is linked to climate change, and say that it could put water and food supplies in jeopardy in the future.
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Climate Change and the Colorado River: Water Shortages Expected by 2050

Posted on Apr 22, 2009 by Derek Markham.

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A study by Scripps Institute researchers predicts that even under conservative climate change scenarios, the Colorado River will not be able to supply water to meet the current demands 60 to 90% of the time by the year 2050. Researchers also predicted that the reduction in the runoff feeding the river will mean shortages of 400,000 acre feet of Colorado River water 40% of the time by 2025.
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