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Frogs, Salamanders and Climate Change
Increasingly erratic
rainfall patterns can lead
to declines in southeastern
frog and salamander
populations, but protecting
ponds can improve their
plight. ... > full story
In Triplicate, Genes Make Maize Tolerant to Toxic Soil
Rendering some of the
world’s toxic soils
far less unfriendly,
researchers are learning to
grow stress-tolerant crops
on formerly non-farmable
... > full story
Increase in Heavy Rainfalls Over Past 60 Years in Upper Midwest, US
Heavy rains have become more
frequent in the upper
Midwest over the past 60
years, according to a new
stud. The trend appears to
... > full story
Monarch Butterflies Numbers Down Again
Bad news again for the
Monarch butterfly: Drought
conditions and historic
wildfires the past few years
continue to decrease their
numbers as they wing across
Texas this spring. Worse
... > full story
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U.S. Drought Falls Below 50 Percent for First Time in 10 Months
April 18, 2013 — The area of the contiguous United States in moderate drought or worse fell below 50 percent for the first time since last June, according to the latest edition of the U.S. Drought ... > full story -
Gene Responsible for Short Stature of Dwarf Pearl Millet Identified
March 29, 2013 — Recently, plant geneticists have successfully isolated the gene that creates dwarfed varieties of pearl millet. It is the first time a gene controlling an important agronomic trait has been isolated ... > full story -
Elevated Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Trims Wheat, Sorghum Moisture Needs
March 25, 2013 — Agronomy researchers found that elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere have an upside -- a reduced need for moisture in some important ... > full story -
Monsoon Failure Key to Long Droughts in Southwest
March 11, 2013 — Long-term droughts in the Southwestern North America often mean failure of both summer and winter rains, according to new tree-ring research. For the severe, multi-decadal droughts that occurred from ... > full story -
Microbes Team Up to Boost Plants' Stress Tolerance
February 17, 2013 — While most farmers consider viruses and fungi potential threats to their crops, these microbes can help wild plants adapt to extreme conditions, according to a ... > full story -
Tree-Ring Data Show History, Pattern to Droughts
February 17, 2013 — Researchers used more than 1,400 climate-sensitive tree-ring chronologies from multiple tree species across North America to reconstruct the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI), a widely used soil ... > full story -
NASA Satellites Find Freshwater Losses in Middle East
February 12, 2013 — A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites finds that large parts of the arid Middle East region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past ... > full storyMore: -
Tree Die-Off Triggered by Hotter Temperatures
February 11, 2013 — Scientists have determined that the recent widespread die-off of Colorado trembling aspen trees is a direct result of decreased precipitation exacerbated by high summer temperatures. The die-off, ... > full story -
2012 Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous United States
February 6, 2013 — In 2012, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 55.3°F was 3.2°F above the 20th century average, and was the warmest year in the 1895-2012 period of record for the ... > full story -
U.S. Water Supply Not as Threatened as Believed, Study Finds
January 30, 2013 — A research study adds a new twist to previous studies of the nation's water supplies. The study finds that when infrastructure is included in the mix (reservoirs, dams, etc.), water vulnerability is ... > full story
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