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Shock: Lake Michigan Water Level Drops 1 Foot! Says Army Corps of Engineers (NBCChicago)

(March 16, 2009, NBCChicago)

Something is happening to our beloved Lake Michigan.
Scientists aren’t sure what it is, but some experts believe the symptoms point to further evidence of radical climate change and alarming drops in lake levels.
We are all too familiar with the site of a frozen lake during our long Chicago winter.  But experts say [...]

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From California to Oklahoma, Drought may Wreak Environmental Havoc on US (Guardian)

(Feb. 26, 2009, The Guardian)

The world’s pre-eminent climate scientists produced a blunt assessment of the impact of global warming on the US yesterday, warning of droughts that could reduce the American south-west to a wasteland and heatwaves that could make life impossible even in northern cities.
In an update on the latest science on climate change, [...]

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Mandatory Water Rationing Later on This Month: Water Shortage Still Imminent in California in Spite of Heavy Rains, which would “Need to Last Until November” to Stop Drought (MercuryNews)

(March 4, 2009, The Mercury News)

It has been nearly a week since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped the bomb, laying out a doomsday drought scenario so starkly apocalyptic he sounded like Dr. Strangelove. And yet, Justina Pillado endured weather Tuesday in the teeth of the governor’s state of emergency that made her toes curl.
“This rain sucks,” [...]

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