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California is experiencing the worst drought in its history, and the effects are being felt nationwide.

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A month-long dry spell in Gujarat has farmers and the government worried as the State is now possibly staring at a drought with the monsoon deficit widening. The State received heavy rain in June and July, leading to floods in Saurashtra and North Gujarat, which killed over 100 people and thousands of animals.

"There was not a single drop of rain in the whole of August so it looks like we already have a semi-drought in the State notwithstanding the rain in June-July," a senior official says. The Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday discussed the problem, he adds.

In the Saurashtra region, comprising seven districts, the situation is worsening with a continued rain deficit as the mainstay crops of groundnut and cotton are in a precarious position.

"To save the standing crops, we urgently need fresh showers; or else, the crops will wilt," says Ramjibhai Patel, a farmer from Rajkot district, who has grown groundnut and cotton on his 20-acre rain-fed farm.

"It rained heavily in June. Since then, there has not been major spells of rain. Groundwater has also not increased. So we cannot even irrigate our fields from our bore wells."

Those farmers who have access to the Narmada canal in Rajkot, Surendranagar, Mehsana, Patan, Ahmedabad and Banaskantha districts have already started drawing water from it, but they form a miniscule number.

By July-end, over 90 per cent of the sowing was completed in Gujarat. "If it does not rain in the next two weeks, the government will declare semi-drought in the affected areas," Agriculture Minister Babubhai Bokhiria told The Hindu.

"We are prepared to tackle the situation if the monsoon fails. We will start drought-relief works in the affected areas, and fodder for animals will be made available by the State agencies," Mr. Bokhiria said.

"The average rainfall in the State may have been over 50 per cent by now, but it looks like a bad monsoon for agriculture," Y.K. Alagh, agriculture economist and former Union Minister, says.

Officials say providing drinking water will be a daunting task, as the Narmada canal and pipeline network is the main source of drinking water in the parched areas of Saurashtra, Kutch and North Gujarat districts.

"We may have to start supplying water through tankers in those villages which are not connected by pipelines. As of now, 150 villages in Kutch are also being supplied water through tankers," Water Resources Minister Vijay Rupani says.

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Shadow of drought looms over Gujarat as monsoon plays truant

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A month-long dry spell in Gujarat has farmers and the government worried as the State is now possibly staring at a drought with the monsoon deficit widening. The State received heavy rain in June and July, leading to floods in Saurashtra and North Gujarat, which killed over 100 people and thousands of animals.

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the california drought has hurt 6 industries alone. the drought has costed industries 46.6 billion dollars.

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6 industries hurt by the California drought

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The water restrictions imposed in California will mean more than just brown lawns. For these industries, water is intrinsic to doing business.

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People move away from droughts because in droughts there are a shortage of water which could be devistating

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Arid: Arid means extremely dry, lack of moisture. Desert: An arid area with very low levels of precipitation, making it impossible to support large amounts of vegetation, animals or people. Antarctica is technically a desert because of its low precipitation rates. The Sahara Desert is the largest traditional desert.

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In a drought there is no water for a period of time which could lead to dehydration which could lead to death.

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"QUANTUM SHOT" #385(image credit: (image credit: (image credit: (other sources:
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Also read Part 1

They should pay you to enter these interchanges

There is a difference between "going mental" and making mental calculations how to get out of this traffic mess... at least we hope there is.

The complexity of modern interchanges can be daunting (for some aerial shots of most convoluted ones head over to our previous article). Here is an exaggerated vision of what the future may look like:

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And this is present day in Japan (does that make your heart beat faster?)

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But here are a few more that definitely ask to be included into the
"Most Complex Junctions" Hall of Fame:

- Shanghai, China
(see that little circle on the side: this is a trap for amateur drivers, in which they swirl around forever)

- Taganskaya Square, Moscow
(shaped like a huge dumb loaf of bread... and just as unpalatable)

- Tokyo, Japan
(this one's actually quite elegant)

- Arc de Triumph, Paris
(Place Charles de Gaulle - pretty much free-for-all there)

Nice Chicago arrangements:

You also gotta love this one in Minneapolis:
(between 35W and 94)

Golden Glades interchange in N. Miami Beach, FL.

Looking like some strands of yarn: Rt. 440 in New Jersey:

(images courtesy Google Earth)

Magic Roundabout

Something to shock you into disbelief, and leave you utterly shattered: getting in and out of the "magic mushroom circle" in England:

There are three intersections like this in UK: in Swindon, Hemel and in Cardiff. See exactly how it works here and here.

A cheat sheet "how to get out" is more helpful:

China is at the forefront of traffic circles (and spiral bridge approaches), as well:

Some vintage visions of intersections

Little did the urban planners of yesteryear and futurist designers imagined how complex our traffic infra-structure would become. The closest perhaps was the "Futurama" display in the 30s:

Looks actually quite orderly:

There is a highway in my basement

Another solution for the busy intersection: put a "traffic-control" tower smack in the middle (and on top) of it!

This strange concoction comes from "Modern Mechanics" 1932 issue and is called "Safety Tower" - basically a multi-level interchange, with space above it used for businesses and entertainment (including air traffic control beacons!)

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Amazingly, same idea came to Russians recently, as they put a huge "flying saucer" mall on top of major intersection: see here

and of course, a humorous solution (that might just work in Russia, who knows)

Railway intersections: "Diamond Crossings"

Quite a few of them can be found in US, but not that many in the rest of the world. US railway companies liked this kind of intersection which does not allow a train switch to a rival company's tracks.

Here is a couple: in Poland and Russia:

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Traffic Jams from Hell

What a better way to greet Monday than to publish a collection of horrendous traffic congestion pictures, which may cause even most patient driver to shudder and say "Boy, am I glad I'm not in this mess right now".

First picture is taken from the window of Red Hat's offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, followed by various location around the world, with Russia featured quite prominently -

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Bucharest, Romania

Unregulated mess somewhere in Russia:

Here is the classic traffic jam that terrorized Moscow Sadovoye Koltzo (ring road) in October 2007:

Continuing well into the night:

(images credit: Anton Nossik)

This particular congestion is not actually a traffic jam. It happened in Italy during the strike, creating bottle-necks for trucks at the border:
(still very hairy situations with long waits involved) -

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Jacek Yerka's unique solution to urban traffic problems, in surreal light:

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Razorbiker, AutoExpress, Freedom Trail Riders)
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Dark Roasted Blend: World's Worst Intersections & Traffic Jams

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There are many seafood restaurants by the ocean which is attracts fellow waiters because seafood restaurants are expensive especially lobster which brings in rich people which means good tips most of the time. as you can see in the map below how many restaurants are by the ocean.

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Tazhekkod, Kozhikode, Kerala 673004, India

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If there is a flood or a tsunami the first thing that's going under is the peninsula because there is no place to go because it’s surrounded by water you can't really go anywhere but inland. Foe example in mexico on the west coast this hurricane hit and there was only one place to go to get off the peninsula which is really bad.

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Last night, Odile made landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico as a major hurricane with sustained wind speeds estimated at 125 mph.

Heavy rain and damaging wind impacted the city and much of the southern Baja Peninsula.

The landfall wind speed ties Hurricane Olivia in 1967 for the strongest hurricane to make landfall on Baja California.

Odile is expected to track north along the peninsula, weakening in the next few days but delivering heavy rain.

Tropical moisture will fill into the Southwestern U.S., bringing a threat of flash flooding this week.

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Last night, Odile made landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico as a major hurricane with sustained wind speeds estimated at 125 mph. Heavy rain and damaging wind impacted the city and much of the southern Baja Peninsula. The landfall wind speed ties Hurricane Olivia in 1967 for the strongest hurricane to make landfall on Baja California.

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It’s a piece of land that's surrounded by three sides of water. People live there because it’s nice land and has water on 3 sides of it so it would be easy to find a good fishing spot and start a business. As you can see in the map below there are many business based off seafood because they are right next to the ocean.

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NASA Visible Earth: Giens Peninsula, France

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NASA's Visible Earth catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet