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![Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and other major wildfires across the Western U.S. fill the horizon as the sun sets over Utah Lake and Provo...Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and other major wildfires across the Western U.S. fill the horizon as the sun sets over Utah Lake and Provo, Utah August 17, 2015. The U.S. Army has been asked to send 200 troops to assist the more then 29,000 civilian firefighters deployed throughput the West. This is the first time the Army has been called to provide troops to fight fires since 2006. REUTERS/George Frey]()
John Keats (1795-1821):La belle dame sans merci, 21 April 1819: text from JK journal-letter to George and Georgiana Keats, 14 Febuary-3 May 1819
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An image taken by NASA's Terra satellite on 17 August 2015 shows five large fires raging through an area in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, located west of Redding, California. To the north are two additional fires, just south of the Oregon state line. The red pixels are heat signatures detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite: image via NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jeff Schmaltz, 17 August 2015 (NASA)
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#MODIS continues to document extensive #wildfire smoke across the #drought stricken U.S. West #WAwx #ORwx #CAwx #IDwx: image via UW-Madison CIMSS @UWCIMSS, 19 August 2015
175 acres of the Los Angeles Reservoir covered in 96 million shade balls #drought: image via Yahoo News @Yahoo News, 13 August 2015
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A bridge at the Delta-Mendota Canal, where the land sank enough for the bridge to nearly touch the water, New research by NASA scientists shows vast areas of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than previously thought as massive amounts of groundwater are pumped during the historic drought.The research released Wednesday says that in some places the ground is sinking nearly two inches a month.: photo by NASA via 89.3 KPCC, 19 August 2015
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#Drought: Anyone else having a sinking feeling?: image via SF Gate @SF Gate, 19 August 2015
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Fallen Sequoia, California. "The giant sequoias of California have gone through punishing storms, wildfires and environmental damages. But now, experts are worried that the prolonged drought may be the cause of the trees' death." -- Tech Times, 18 August 2015: photo by Darrell McPeake, 20 October 2011
![Dead fresh water fish, known as "popocha", float in the Cajititlan lagoon in Jalisco State, Mexico. At least 25 tons of fish have turned up dead in the lagoon in western Mexico and authorities are investigating whether a wastewater treatment plant is to blame.]()
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Visitors on the bank of Folsom Lake, the lone source of water for Folsom, Calif., which plans to add 10,200 homes. Amid a drought, the lake is at 29 percent of capacity.: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
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Folsom’s development plan calls for the construction of houses on 3,300 acres of grassland, annexed by the city, south of El Dorado Freeway. It would be economic folly, the city manager said, to shy away from growth..: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
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The increased shoreline at the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
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Lots opposite newly constructed homes in a housing development in Folsom. The city manager said he was confident there would be enough water for Folsom to absorb new residents.: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
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Evening shadows of new homes fall on lots awaiting construction in Folsom, California. Amid a crippling drought, the city plans to add 10,200 homes: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
What California Girls should expect Valentines Day 2016 #drought: image via TAD. H @hd_shine, 20 August 2015
![Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and other major wildfires across the Western U.S. fill the horizon as the sun sets over Utah Lake and Provo...Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and other major wildfires across the Western U.S. fill the horizon as the sun sets over Utah Lake and Provo, Utah August 17, 2015. The U.S. Army has been asked to send 200 troops to assist the more then 29,000 civilian firefighters deployed throughput the West. This is the first time the Army has been called to provide troops to fight fires since 2006. REUTERS/George Frey]()
Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and other major wildfires across the Western U.S. fill the horizon as the sun sets over Utah Lake and Provo. The U.S. Army has been asked to send 200 troops to assist the more then 29,000 civilian firefighters deployed throughput the West. This is the first time the Army has been called to provide troops to fight fires since 2006: photo by George Frey/Reuters, 18 August 2015
O what can ail thee knight at arms
..Alone and palely loitering?
The sedge has withered from the Lake,
..And no birds sing!
..Alone and palely loitering?
The sedge has withered from the Lake,
..And no birds sing!
O what can ail thee knight at arms,
..So haggard and so woe begone?
The squirrel’s granary is full,
..And the harvest’s done.
..So haggard and so woe begone?
The squirrel’s granary is full,
..And the harvest’s done.
I see a lilly on thy brow
..With anguish moist and fever dew,
And on thy cheeks a fading rose
..Fast withereth too --
..With anguish moist and fever dew,
And on thy cheeks a fading rose
..Fast withereth too --
I met a Lady in the Meads,
..Full beautiful, a faery’s child,
Her hair was long, her foot was light
..And her eyes were wild --
..Full beautiful, a faery’s child,
Her hair was long, her foot was light
..And her eyes were wild --
I made a Garland for her head,
..And bracelets too, and fragrant Zone:
She look'd at me as she did love
..And made sweet moan --
..And bracelets too, and fragrant Zone:
She look'd at me as she did love
..And made sweet moan --
I set her on my pacing steed,
..And nothing else saw all day long
For sidelong would she bend and sing
..A faery’s song --
..And nothing else saw all day long
For sidelong would she bend and sing
..A faery’s song --
She found me roots of relish sweet
..And honey wild and manna dew
And sure in language strange she said
..‘I love thee true’ --
..And honey wild and manna dew
And sure in language strange she said
..‘I love thee true’ --
She took me to her Elfin grot,
..And there she wept and sigh'd full sore,
And there I shut her wild wild eyes
..With kisses four.
..And there she wept and sigh'd full sore,
And there I shut her wild wild eyes
..With kisses four.
And there she lulled me asleep,
..And there I dream'd -- Ah Woe betide!
The latest dream I ever dreamt
..On the cold hill side.
..And there I dream'd -- Ah Woe betide!
The latest dream I ever dreamt
..On the cold hill side.
I saw pale kings and Princes too
..Pale warriors, death pale were they all;
They cried ‘La belle dame sans merci
..Hath thee in thrall.’
..Pale warriors, death pale were they all;
They cried ‘La belle dame sans merci
..Hath thee in thrall.’
I saw their starv'd lips in the gloam,
..With horrid warning gaped wide
And I awoke and found me here,
..On the cold hill’s side.
..With horrid warning gaped wide
And I awoke and found me here,
..On the cold hill’s side.
And this is why I sojourn here
..Alone and palely loitering;
Though the sedge is wither'd from the Lake,
..And no birds sing ----
..Alone and palely loitering;
Though the sedge is wither'd from the Lake,
..And no birds sing ----
John Keats (1795-1821):La belle dame sans merci, 21 April 1819: text from JK journal-letter to George and Georgiana Keats, 14 Febuary-3 May 1819
An image taken by NASA's Terra satellite on 17 August 2015 shows five large fires raging through an area in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, located west of Redding, California. To the north are two additional fires, just south of the Oregon state line. The red pixels are heat signatures detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard NASA's Aqua satellite: image via NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jeff Schmaltz, 17 August 2015 (NASA)
#MODIS continues to document extensive #wildfire smoke across the #drought stricken U.S. West #WAwx #ORwx #CAwx #IDwx: image via UW-Madison CIMSS @UWCIMSS, 19 August 2015
175 acres of the Los Angeles Reservoir covered in 96 million shade balls #drought: image via Yahoo News @Yahoo News, 13 August 2015
A bridge at the Delta-Mendota Canal, where the land sank enough for the bridge to nearly touch the water, New research by NASA scientists shows vast areas of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than previously thought as massive amounts of groundwater are pumped during the historic drought.The research released Wednesday says that in some places the ground is sinking nearly two inches a month.: photo by NASA via 89.3 KPCC, 19 August 2015
#Drought: Anyone else having a sinking feeling?: image via SF Gate @SF Gate, 19 August 2015
Fallen Sequoia, California. "The giant sequoias of California have gone through punishing storms, wildfires and environmental damages. But now, experts are worried that the prolonged drought may be the cause of the trees' death." -- Tech Times, 18 August 2015: photo by Darrell McPeake, 20 October 2011
Dead fresh water fish, known as “popocha”, float in the Cajititlan lagoon in Jalisco State, Mexico. At least 25 tons of fish have turned up dead in the lagoon in western Mexico and authorities are investigating whether a wastewater treatment plant is to blame: photo by Hector Guerrero/AFP. 18 August 2015
Visitors on the bank of Folsom Lake, the lone source of water for Folsom, Calif., which plans to add 10,200 homes. Amid a drought, the lake is at 29 percent of capacity.: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
Folsom’s development plan calls for the construction of houses on 3,300 acres of grassland, annexed by the city, south of El Dorado Freeway. It would be economic folly, the city manager said, to shy away from growth..: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
The increased shoreline at the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area.: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
Lots opposite newly constructed homes in a housing development in Folsom. The city manager said he was confident there would be enough water for Folsom to absorb new residents.: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
Evening shadows of new homes fall on lots awaiting construction in Folsom, California. Amid a crippling drought, the city plans to add 10,200 homes: photo by Damon Winter/The New York Times, 19 August 2015
What California Girls should expect Valentines Day 2016 #drought: image via TAD. H @hd_shine, 20 August 2015
Smoke from the Northern California wildfires and other major wildfires across the Western U.S. fills the horizon as the sun sets over Utah Lake and Provo. The U.S. Army has been asked to send 200 troops to assist the more then 29,000 civilian firefighters deployed throughput the West. This is the first time the Army has been called to provide troops to fight fires since 2006: photo by George Frey/Reuters, 18 August 2015