Drought Research News

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Gene Developed Through Conventional Breeding To Improve Cowpea Aphid Resistance

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Scientists Reveals Secrets Of Drought Resistance

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Climate Change Threatens Rice Production

Posted October 2, 2009:

• 'Killer' Southeast U.S. Drought Low On Scale, Says Study

Posted September 15, 2009:

• El Niño, Global Warming Link Questioned; Possible Link Between 1918 El Niño And Flu Pandemic?

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Water Scarcity In Southeast Australia Started 15 Years Ago

Posted August 31, 2009:

• Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Climate Change Could Deepen Poverty In Developing Countries, Study Finds

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Stressed Crops Emit More Methane Than Thought

Posted July 21, 2009:

• Future Of Western U.S. Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change
• Rice Defies Its Reputation As A Thirsty Crop

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Kenya's National Parks Not Free From Wildlife Declines

Posted June 24, 2009:

• Dry Autumns And Winters May Lead To Fewer Tornadoes In The Spring

Posted June 3, 2009:

• Predicting Droughts With Greater Certainty

Posted June 2, 2009:

• Counting Sheep In Climate Change Predictions

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Satellite Used To Unearth Innovation In Crop Forecasting

Posted April 17, 2009:

• Mega-droughts In Sub-Saharan Africa Normal For Region: Droughts Likely To Worsen With Climate Change

Posted April 15, 2009:

• Global Warming: Heat Could Kill Drought-stressed Trees Fast

Posted April 12, 2009:

• Does Aeration Reduces Compaction And Runoff On No-till Fields?

Posted March 18, 2009:

• Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients For Atlanta's Perfect Storm

Posted March 9, 2009:

• Amazon Rainforest Carbon Sink Threatened By Drought

Posted January 22, 2009:

• Industrialization Of China Increases Fragility Of Global Food Supply

Posted January 21, 2009:

• Satellites Help Locate Water In Niger

Posted January 10, 2009:

• Droughts And Floods: Extent Of Damage To Vegetation Depends On Sequence Of Events

Posted January 2, 2009:

• Spanish Droughts Over Past 500 Years Reconstructed

Posted December 29, 2008:

• Humans, Oceans Shaped North American Climate Over Past 50 Years, NOAA Report Says

Posted December 9, 2008:

• Global Warming Aided By Drought, Deforestation Link

Posted November 21, 2008:

• Research Finds Way To Double Rice Crops In Drought-stricken Areas

Posted November 13, 2008:

• Drought Tolerant Plants? New Technique Enables Assessment Of Drought Performance

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Extreme Weather Postpones Flowering Time Of Plants

Posted October 1, 2008:

• Water Table Depth Tied To Droughts

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Developing Pea Varieties Tolerant Of Drought And Effects Of Climate Change

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Saltwater Solution To Save Crops

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite

Posted August 26, 2008:

• Drought-tolerant Corn Developed

Posted August 23, 2008:

• New Climate Record Shows Century-long Droughts In Eastern North America

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Elephant Memories May Hold Key To Survival

Posted August 8, 2008:

• Vine Invasion? Ecologists Look At Coexistence Of Trees And Lianas

Posted July 14, 2008:

• Water: The Forgotten Crisis

Posted May 28, 2008:

• Climate Change Already Affecting U.S. Water, Land, And Biodiversity, Report Finds

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air

Posted May 4, 2008:

• Did Dust Storms Make 1930s Dust Bowl Drought Worse?

Posted March 30, 2008:

• American West Heating Nearly Twice As Fast As Rest Of World, New Analysis Shows

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Climate Change Threatens Amazonian Small Farmers

Posted March 23, 2008:

• Current Major Flooding In U.S. A Sign Of Things To Come, NOAA Predicts

Posted March 15, 2008:

• Coolest Winter Since 2001 For U.S., Globe, According To NOAA Data

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Thirsty Hybrid And Electric Cars Could Triple Demands On Scarce Water Resources

Posted March 2, 2008:

• Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water

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