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Taxonomy Archive: water
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food Insecurity and the California Drought
No other drought has severely affected the state of California within the past century like the 2014 drought. In 2014, California faced its third year of drought, which tightened resources statewide. Agriculture, businesses and residents alike faced losses caused by the state’s water deficit. One important implication of the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy
The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health Impact Assessment of Coal and Clean Energy Options in Kentucky
If we Kentuckians value our health, and if Kentucky legislators are concerned with improving public health, it is imperative that community and state leaders examine the role of energy policy in determining health outcomes. Governments and institutions are increasingly using Health Impact Assessments (HIA) as tools to help make ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Tides of Trouble: Increased Threats to Human Health and Ecosystems from Harmful Algal Blooms
The proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) is a matter of growing global environmental health concern. Climate change may be contributing to the conditions that allow these blooms to flourish.To address this rising tide of trouble, NRDC recommends increased support for research, adoption of improved policies and regulations ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Water Resources
For many indigenous peoples of the United States, water is not just a physical necessity; it is sacred, and essential to many cultural traditions. In the early 1800s, in an effort to protect access to this vital resource, many tribes secured water rights in treaties with the United States government for water found on tribal […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health: Storms and Sea Level
PSR factsheet on climate change and health – storms and sea level
20 Apr 2018 |
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Warmer Water and Flooding Increase the Risk of Illness and Injury
Climate change poses many risks to human health. Some health impacts of climate change are already being felt in the United States. We need to safeguard our communities by protecting people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life from climate change impacts. Many communities are already taking steps to address these public health ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Guidelines for Alternate Water Sources: Indoor and Outdoor Non-Potable Uses
In moving toward a safe and sustainable water future for Los Angeles County we must learn to conserve water, replenish groundwater, and safely reuse water so that there is net zero water waste. There are many ways to approach this goal. Thanks to recent changes in State law, many opportunities now exist to reuse water […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Fisheries
Tribal fisheries play a vital role in the economies, cultures and subsistence lifestyles of many indigenous groups in the United States. In several regions of the US, tribal fisheries have been severely impacted by EuroAmerican land management practices, habitat destruction and resource exploitation. Activities such as the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change, Water, and Risk: Current Water Demands Are Not Sustainable
Climate change will have a significant impact on the sustainability of water supplies in the coming decades. A new analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and demand in the contiguous United States. The study found that ...