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California hit with further setbacks as Schwarzenegger announces a state of emergency

Posted by Paige Andrews on March 03, 2009
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Low water levels at Folsom Lake, California. Image by planetlight.

On Friday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a state of emergency due to severe drought conditions hitting the state of California. The drought is causing a huge strain on already bleak economic conditions for the state. The below-average rainfall and dry winters over the past three years could cost an estimated 95,000 jobs and $3 [...]

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