Climate change reflected in altered Missouri River flow, report says
Things that make you want to scream -- at the end of the article Nebraska farmer Scott Olsen admits the Missouri River is changing but doesn't believe in climate change. AARRGGGGGGGGGGH!
The Los Angeles Times
August 17, 2014
Climate change reflected in altered Missouri River flow, report says
..."We've all had to make some adjustments," said Buzz Mattelin, another Montana farmer who irrigates with water from the Missouri. "We've had to spend more money and learn how to adapt."
In the Dakotas, flooding is more common, leaving fields too muddy to plant or harvest crops...
...Climate shifts may be causing the disparate changes in the Missouri River Basin, the USGS report says. The scientists noted that higher stream flow in the Dakotas had occurred even as water use increased. In addition, they said, lower stream flow in some areas could be related in part to groundwater pumping...
...In the Great Plains, average air temperatures have warmed 3 to 4 degrees in the last century, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That contributes to the problem....
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