‘We need to take action now’

The U.K.’s dry summer has done more than just dry up lawns and gardens. It has hurt food…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #foodsystems #Latvia #lawnsandgardens #LV #NaturalEngland #watershortage #watersupplies
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The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports.
Produced by #scientists & peer-reviewed, there have been five national climate assessment (#NCA) reports since 2000 & they are considered the gold standard report of #globalheating & its impacts on #humanhealth, #agriculture #watersupplies and #airpollution

Destroying that to #profit from water is unconscionable.

Newsom's tunnel plan also violates state #law. The #DeltaReformAct requires the state to reduce its reliance on the Delta for future #WaterSupplies, and to "protect, restore, and enhance the Delta ecosystem." The tunnel would instead increase dependency on the Delta and harm the #environment.

Please tell the #CaliforniaWaterBoard that taking more water from #SanFranciscoBay is a bad idea.

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Climate change forecast: Less snow, more rain, less food.

' The data show that while the long term forecast for snowfall is not good, climate change could mean more erratic weather patterns and increased snowfall events in the near term ... But scientists report over time, those events will decline .... as average temperatures continue to rise. Once temperatures reach a "tipping point," snowfall amounts will plummet. '

#ClimateChange #SnowPack #WaterSupplies

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/11/26/NOAA-report-says-declining-snow-pack-means-worldwide-food-disruptions/2371701037202/

NOAA report says declining snowpack means worldwide food disruptions - UPI.com

Human-caused climate change resulting in higher average temperatures has caused a global decline in snowfall, according to a new analysis from NOAA.

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Russia draining a Ukrainian reservoir is a reminder that water can be a weapon in a warming world

Attacks on water supplies are an ancient war tactic, but climate change is making water's role in armed conflicts more likely.

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