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Study finds Colorado River Basin’s worst known megadrought was 1,800 years ago

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The ongoing severe drought in the Colorado River Basin has led to the river flowing at 84% of its historic average flow. The new study used tree-ring data and other climate records to identify a drought period unmatched in severity by the current drought or other ancient droughts. Gangopadhyay, S., Woodhouse, C. McCabe, G. Routson, C.

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Heat Pumps Take on Cold Climates

Cars That Think

Twenty homes scattered across Canada and the northern United States are keeping warm this winter using prototypes of the latest iteration in residential heating systems: cold climate heat pumps. To prove it, eight manufacturers are publicly testing their prototypes in the Cold-Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge , hosted by the U.S.

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Cali to Colorado with kids: Our EV road trip adventure

EV Match

With charging stations few and far between on many routes and the relatively low driving range of many older EVs, it just didn’t make a lot of sense to take an EV road trip. But as we have all seen, things are changing. Features such as a hot-water shower and interior climate controls provide comfort.

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Study Concludes Colorado River Reservoirs Could Bottom Out from Warming, Water Management Business-as-Usual

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Colorado River Basin including major dams. All reservoirs along the Colorado River might dry up by mid-century as the West warms, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Roughly 30 million people now depend on the Colorado River for drinking and irrigation water. Source: AGU.

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Bolt EV tires, BMW electric-car platforms, California vs Feds, Colorado charging sites: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we interviewed BMW's electric-car powertrain head, looked at tire swaps for Chevy Bolt EVs, covered some state news on emission limits and charging stations, and offered a PSA on climate change. Low-rolling-resistance tires boost electric-car range, but don't do much for handling. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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The companies deployed and demonstrated a 150 kW fuel cell system near the 17 th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Durban, South Africa in late-2011. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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The RCPs were chosen to represent a broad range of climate outcomes, based on a literature review. These range from coughing and throat irritation to more serious problems, including aggravation of asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. In fact, 90% of the time, ozone levels would range from 27 to 55 ppb. The RCP 8.5

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