Desert News

• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Desert
  Behavioral Science
  Soil Types
  Invasive Species
  Animals
   
  

  Desert Ants Smell Their Way Home

  February 26, 2009 — Humans lost in the desert are well known for going around in circles, prompting scientists to ask how desert creatures find their way around without landmarks for guidance. New research shows that ... > full story
• Agriculture and Food
  Desert
  Botany
  Sustainability
  Environmental Science
  Recycling and Waste
   
  

  Desert Shrub, Guayule, May Be Fuel Of The Future

  February 20, 2009 — Superb natural latex from a desert shrub called guayule (why-YOU-lee) makes high-quality gloves, medical devices, and other in-demand natural rubber products. But guayule may also prove to be an ... > full story
• Earthquakes
  Desert
  Natural Disasters
  Floods
  Origin of Life
  Fossils
   

  Earthquakes, El Ninos Fatal To Earliest Civilization In Americas

  January 19, 2009 — First came the earthquakes, then the torrential rains. But the relentless march of sand across once fertile fields and bays, a process set in motion by the quakes and flooding, is probably what did ... > full story
• Water
  Resource Shortage
  Drought Research
  Sustainability
  Ecosystems
  World Development
   
  

  Satellites Help Locate Water In Niger

  January 19, 2009 — Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger faces problems meeting its water needs. As part of ESA’s TIGER initiative, satellite data are being used to identify underground water resources ... > full story
• Satellites
   

  Speediest Sand Dunes Clocked From Space

  January 2, 2009 — Monitoring the speeds of migrating dunes and the volumes of sand transported over time is important to understanding how arid landscapes respond to wind-driven ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  Seeds
  Agriculture and Food
  Exotic Species
  Nature
  Botany
   
  

  Asian Grasslands May Hold Global Promise To Restore Grasslands In Arid Areas

  December 28, 2008 — Grazinglands in the Asian steppes and the rangelands in the western United States share similar climates, vegetation, land-use practices and problems. So an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Earth Science
  Environmental Policy
  Severe Weather
   

  Fix For Global Warming? Scientists Propose Covering Deserts With Reflective Sheeting

  December 22, 2008 — A radical plan to curb global warming and so reverse the climate change caused by our rampant burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution would involve covering parts of the world's ... > full story
• Water
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Weather
  Environmental Policy
   

  Climate Change Could Dramatically Affect Water Supplies

  December 17, 2008 — It's no simple matter to figure out how regional changes in precipitation, expected to result from global climate change, may affect water supplies. Now, a new analysis has found that the changes in ... > full story
• Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Drought
   
  

  Increased Irrigation In Wetland Linked To Reduction Of Tenebrionid Beetles

  November 14, 2008 — Hydrological changes over the past 24 years in the Mar Menor, including increased irrigation, are altering habitats and biological communities of the wetland area. Researchers have studied ... > full story
• Sustainability
  Environmental Policy
  Desert
  Agriculture and Food
  Environmental Issues
  Food and Agriculture
   

  'Arid Aquaculture' Among Livelihoods Promoted To Relieve Worsening Pressure On World's Drylands

  November 11, 2008 — Using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options proven effective as an alternative livelihood in parts of the world's expanding drylands. Researchers ... > full story

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