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Nov. 08, 2008
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Nevada climate to be studied

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RENO -- Researchers are launching a $21 million study to determine the impact of a warming climate on Nevada and its precious water supply.

The five-year project will involve scientists from the Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada campuses at Reno and Las Vegas, and Nevada State College in Henderson.

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    • They said they hope the findings can be used to help guide decisions by land and water managers in the arid state.

    The National Science Foundation contributed $15 million and Nevada's higher education system nearly $6.6 million for the project.

    Nevada is collaborating with researchers in Idaho and New Mexico, who will conduct similar studies of climate change.

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    Air to Water wrote on November 08, 2008 09:58 AM: Instead of wasting $21 M. on a study,
    let's buy air to water generators.
    The technology is already in use in Calfornia. It take air, purifies it and
    extracts the humidity. Great tasting water with no chemicals or pollutants!
    Talk about Green!


    repthumper wrote on November 08, 2008 07:01 AM: It's over, Wade...you lost! Try to be a good sport! Let's move on. Try not to be part of the problem.


    2zero wrote on November 08, 2008 06:08 AM: Genesis 2:15


    wade wrote on November 08, 2008 05:04 AM: More wasted money spent on natural climate change that humans can do nothing about. They must be democrats, ughhh!!!!!


    Vegas Vic wrote on November 08, 2008 04:36 AM: "They said they hope the findings can be used to help guide decisions by land and water managers in the arid state."

    Right. Mulroy and her SNWA goon squad will pay as much attention to those findings as they have to the fact that sucking rural Nevada dry ISN'T going to keep Las Vegas running for the next decade or two.