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After Drought, Diversity Dries Up And Ponds All Look The Same
October 15, 2007 — An ecologist has discovered that after ponds dry up through drought in a region, when they revive, the community of species in each pond tends to be very similar to one another, like so many suburban ... > full story -
Warm Winter Predicted For United States
October 10, 2007 — This winter is predicted to be warmer than the 30-year norm. For the country as a whole, NOAA's heating degree day forecast for December through February projects a 2.8 percent warmer winter than the ... > full story -
Amazon Forest Shows Unexpected Resiliency During Drought
September 23, 2007 — Drought-stricken regions of the Amazon forest grew particularly vigorously during the 2005 drought, according to new research. The counterintuitive finding contradicts a prominent global climate ... > full story -
Hardy Rice: Less Water, More Food
September 10, 2007 — Scientists have produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently than other rice crops. Rice is a water guzzler when compared to other crops. It typically uses up to ... > full story -
High Temperatures, Low Precipitation Creating Many Problems
August 20, 2007 — The hot, dry conditions in Indiana may have one bright spot - creating a more fiery display of fall leaves in some parts of the state. But that's not much solace for farmers, gardeners, boaters and ... > full story -
Researcher Studies Proteins That Make Rice Flourish
July 27, 2007 — Scientists are evaluating certain type of proteins and the molecular mechanisms that trigger rice's response to stressful conditions, such as drought, high salinity or a biological disease called ... > full story -
Satellite Data Can Warn Of Famine, NASA Researchers Find
July 19, 2007 — Scientists have developed a new method to anticipate food shortages brought on by drought. They created a model using data from satellite remote sensing of crop growth and food prices. Supply and ... > full story -
Genetically Engineered Maize Is Resistant To Maize Streak Virus
July 8, 2007 — Scientists have developed a transgenic maize variety resistant to maize streak virus. The transmission of MSV by a leafhopper is exacerbated during drought conditions, resulting in devastated crops ... > full story -
Vets Seeing More Horses With Nutritional Issues This Year
June 11, 2007 — While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, ... > full story -
Colorado River Streamflow History Reveals Megadrought Before 1490
May 17, 2007 — An epic drought during the mid-1100s dwarfs any drought previously documented for a region that includes areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The six-decade-long drought was ... > full story
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