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Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt
August 16, 2012 — Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the ... > full story -
Impulsive Micromanager Microbes Help Plants Adapt, Survive
August 14, 2012 — Soil microbes are impulsive. So much so that they help plants face the challenges of a rapidly changing climate. Biologists have studied how plants and microbes work together to help plants survive ... > full story -
USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines
August 10, 2012 — Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Aug. 10, confirming what many farmers already knew -- they are having a very bad ... > full story -
Global Water Sustainability Flows Through Natural and Human Challenges
August 9, 2012 — Water's fate in China mirrors problems across the world: fouled, pushed far from its natural origins, squandered and exploited. Scientists look back at lessons learned in China and management ... > full story -
Diversity Keeps Grasslands Resilient to Drought, Climate Change
August 8, 2012 — Grasslands should come out as the winner with increased periods and intensity of drought predicted in the ... > full story -
July 2012 Marked Hottest Month on Record for Contiguous U.S.; Drought Expands to Cover Nearly 63 Percent of the Lower 48
August 8, 2012 — According to NOAA scientists, the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during July was 77.6°F, 3.3°F above the 20th century average, marking the hottest July and the hottest month on ... > full story -
Rapid Assessment of Plant Drought Tolerance Possible With New Method
July 30, 2012 — Life scientists have discovered a new method to quickly assess plants' drought tolerance that works for many diverse species growing around the ... > full story -
Chronic 2000-04 Drought, Worst in 800 Years, May Be the 'New Normal'
July 29, 2012 — The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests and depleted river basins in its wake and was the strongest in 800 years, but those conditions will become the ... > full story -
Droughts Threaten Bornean Rainforests
July 16, 2012 — At 130 million years old, the rainforests of Southeast Asia are the oldest in the world and home to thousands of plant and animal species, some endemic to these forests. The rainforests also play ... > full story -
Tropical Cyclones' Role in Ending Drought in Southeast US Charted
July 11, 2012 — Scientists have studied a 58-year history of tropical cyclones and their role in ending drought in the ... > full story
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