California water outlook clouds farmers as drought fears rise
Sacramento officials warn of below normal rains may limit irrigation supplies while domestic water remains at risk. Shoemaker cites January as possibly wet but uncertain. Lake Shasta and Folsom Reservoirs show record lows, Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers face saltwater intrusion, prompting doubled releases from Folsom to protect drinking water.
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California
Chairles Shoemaker
Department of Water Resources
Shoemaker
Marin County
San Joaquin
San Francisco Bay
Weather expert predicts warming trend reshaping world climate
UPI reports William A. Kellogg of the National Center for Atmospheric Research says human use of coal and oil drives a greenhouse effect that could make the world warmer by about one degree Celsius by 2000. He notes earlier warm periods linked to higher rainfall and extended growing seasons, highlighting potential shifts in North Africa and Europe.
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UPI
William A. Kellogg
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
Kellogg
Arms found at home of desert land owner
Police and sheriff deputies uncovered explosives, guns, and ammunition at the home of Donald Grove Wiggins near Lancaster California. Officers found 20 top containers in the garage and 50 to 60 pounds of high explosives including ammonium nitrate plus buried munitions in the yard. Wiggins claimed ownership of desert land and said another man buried the weapons.
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UPI
Los Angeles
Donald Grove Wiggins
Wiggins
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Lancaster
San Bernardino
Bere Niles
Ocean oil plant to be built offshore
Exxon officials say they will proceed with an offshore processing plant for oil and gas from its floating drilling platform in the Santa Barbara Channel. Face pressure from state and local officials to move ashore, after Coastline Commission conditions prompted a shift from onshore plans. The firm will process offshore in federal waters and ship oil to land by tanker rather than build a pipeline.
Weather modification may backfire says OU professor
Dr. John McCarthy of the University of Oklahoma warned that cloud seeding can fail or even reduce rainfall. He cited a 200 day Missouri Arkansas project showing a 23 percent to zero percent drop in rain, stressing uncertainty and potential unintended effects.
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University of Oklahoma
John McCarthy
Missouri
Arkansas
McCarthy
Arkansas Missouri
Oklahoma
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