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All Ecosystems Are Equally Productive Under Drought Conditions
June 14, 2004 — Under drought conditions, tropical forests can be as efficient at using water as desert ecosystems, researchers ... > full story -
NASA Explains 'Dust Bowl' Drought
March 19, 2004 — NASA scientists have an explanation for one of the worst climatic events in the history of the United States, the "Dust Bowl" drought, which devastated the Great Plains and all but dried up ... > full story -
Research Links Long Droughts In U.S. To Ocean Temperature Variations
March 10, 2004 — Large-scale, long-lasting droughts in the United States – such as the present one in the West -- tend to be linked to warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean, ... > full story -
Sediment Samples Suggest How Plants Would Fare In Hotter, Drier Future
January 14, 2004 — Sediment samples dating back thousands of years and taken from under the deep water of West Olaf Lake in Minnesota have revealed an unexpected climate indicator that can be factored into future ... > full story -
Old Mosquito Theory Holds No Water
October 14, 2003 — So you think you know mosquitoes? Consider the venerable law that rainy weather is the cause of increased mosquito populations. An ecologist at Washington University in St. Louis says if you believe ... > full story -
Contaminated Water From Abandoned Mines Threatens Colorado Ski Areas
September 18, 2003 — The ability of several of Colorado's prime ski areas to respond to winter drought is threatened by acidic runoff from abandoned mines, according to researchers at the University of Colorado at ... > full story -
NASA Working To Take The Guesswork Out Of Long-Term Drought Prediction
August 7, 2003 — It's tricky, this weather business -- predicting drought, floods, rain or snow, especially months in advance. But NASA scientists at the National Space Science and Technology Center in ... > full story -
UCLA Study Explores Droughts In Canadian Prairies
July 24, 2003 — Canada's Saskatchewan River system, which recently experienced its worse drought in 134 years, may be prone to more prolonged and severe droughts than previously thought, suggests a new UCLA ... > full story -
Plants And People Share A Molecular Signaling System, Researchers Discover
June 6, 2003 — Scientists announce in the current issue of the journal Nature their discovery that plants respond to environmental stresses with a sequence of molecular signals known in humans and other mammals as ... > full story -
Gene May Produce Drought-Resistant Plants
May 22, 2003 — The identification and duplication of a gene that controls production of plants' outermost protective coating may allow Purdue University researchers to create crops with increased drought ... > full story
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