Sentences with phrase «drought relief»

I was hoping that it would mean a cool down in temperatures and some much needed drought relief.....

In the United States, cloud - seeding has been used for drought relief, snowfall, and rainfall across the western portion of the country.

«Don't let them fool you: Proposition 1 won't provide drought relief, won't solve California's long - term water crisis and will continue to reward corporate greed at the expense of California taxpayers and the environment,» said Adam Scow, director of Food and Water Watch California.

February, typically one of the wettest months of the year for California, has been a disappointment this year for those hoping for meaningful drought relief, especially given a strong El Niño.

Abbott dismissed climate change as a factor when unveiling a $ 320 million short - term drought relief package for farmers earlier this year: «If you look at the records of Australian agriculture going back 150 years, there have always been good times and bad, tough and lush times.

Victor Murphy, who manages the National Weather Service's Southern Region Climate Services Program, said Arkansas could get 2 or more inches of rain over the next five days, leading to significant drought relief there — and even a short - term risk of flooding.

The authors say that in Australia and Canada, conservation reserves are being used as drought relief to feed livestock, while forests in the Congo Basin in Africa are being cleared for agriculture in response to drought, and coral reefs are being destroyed to build sea walls from the low - lying islands in Melanesia.

California had hoped that the strong El Niño would bring more drought relief than it did.

March 27, 2015 • California Gov. Jerry Brown signed his sweeping $ 1.1 billion emergency drought relief bill Friday.

March 19, 2015 • California Gov. Jerry Brown announced an emergency measure to fund drought relief Thursday.

«Also positive is the allocation of R6 billion for purposes which include drought relief and to augment public infrastructure investment.»

February, typically one of the wettest months of the year for California, has been a disappointment this year for those hoping for meaningful drought relief, especially given a strong El Niño.

Suppliers in California continue to look for drought relief, as 2013 proved to be the driest year for California in recorded history.

«I know the series of storms impacting the state now will likely provide some drought relief, but the state is kind of running out of time as we approach the end of the wet season,» Crouch said in an email.

Although it may spark damaging thunderstorms, drought relief is the bright side to this upcoming storm system.

Unfortunately, with the drought relief has come lots of flooding and devastation, so our prayers are now with those who lost lives and homes and everything else in the floods.

Investments that help Washington adapt to climate change, like fire prevention and drought relief.

And the driver behind sturdy buildings, affordable heating and air - conditioning, drought relief and everything else that keeps us safe from climate is cheap, plentiful, reliable energy, overwhelmingly from fossil fuels.»

Americans across the country will decide on everything from climate resiliency and drought relief to oil and gas taxes and wildlife protection.

Although it may spark damaging thunderstorms, drought relief is the bright side to this upcoming storm system.

Precipitation in the current water year (which started October 1, 2013) is just 56 percent of normal, and since May through September are typically dry even in normal years, drought relief is not likely any time soon.