August 2014

22-8-14 Government of Canada to Invest in Mapping System for First-Ever Global Surface Water Survey

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The federal government—through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)—will invest in Canadian innovation that will play a key role in the first-ever global survey of surface water. Kevin Sorenson, minister of state (finance), and MP Michael Chong made the announcement on Aug. 18 on behalf of James Moore, minister of industry.Read More »22-8-14 Government of Canada to Invest in Mapping System for First-Ever Global Surface Water Survey

22-8-14 Severe drought is causing the western US to rise like a spring uncoiling

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he severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is changing the landscape well beyond localized effects of water restrictions and browning lawns. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have now discovered that the growing, broad-scale loss of water is causing the entire western U.S. to rise up like an uncoiled spring.Read More »22-8-14 Severe drought is causing the western US to rise like a spring uncoiling