Drought Research News

Posted September 14, 2009:

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

Posted August 30, 2009:

• Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Water Scarcity In Southeast Australia Started 15 Years Ago

Posted August 20, 2009:

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

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Stressed Crops Emit More Methane Than Thought

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Gene Developed Through Conventional Breeding To Improve Cowpea Aphid Resistance

Posted July 20, 2009:

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

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Kenya's National Parks Not Free From Wildlife Declines

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Water Should Be A Human Right, Experts Argue

Posted June 24, 2009:

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

Posted May 30, 2009:

• Predicting Droughts With Greater Certainty

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Counting Sheep In Climate Change Predictions

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Satellite Used To Unearth Innovation In Crop Forecasting

Posted April 16, 2009:

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

Posted April 13, 2009:

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

Posted April 1, 2009:

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

Posted March 11, 2009:

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

Posted March 5, 2009:

• Amazon Rainforest Carbon Sink Threatened By Drought

Posted January 21, 2009:

• Industrialization Of China Increases Fragility Of Global Food Supply

Posted January 19, 2009:

• Satellites Help Locate Water In Niger

Posted January 8, 2009:

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

Posted December 27, 2008:

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

Posted December 17, 2008:

• Spanish Droughts Over Past 500 Years Reconstructed

Posted December 8, 2008:

• Global Warming Aided By Drought, Deforestation Link

Posted November 20, 2008:

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

Posted November 12, 2008:

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

Posted November 5, 2008:

• Extreme Weather Postpones Flowering Time Of Plants

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Water Table Depth Tied To Droughts

Posted September 16, 2008:

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

Posted September 11, 2008:

• Saltwater Solution To Save Crops

Posted August 25, 2008:

• Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite
• Drought-Tolerant Corn Developed

Posted August 19, 2008:

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

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Elephant Memories May Hold Key To Survival
• Old Growth Giants Limited By Water-Pulling Ability

Posted August 6, 2008:

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

Posted July 10, 2008:

• Water: The Forgotten Crisis

Posted June 28, 2008:

• Drought Tolerance In Potatoes

Posted May 28, 2008:

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

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air

Posted May 2, 2008:

• Plants Text Message Farmers When Thirsty

Posted April 30, 2008:

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

Posted March 28, 2008:

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

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Climate Change Threatens Amazonian Small Farmers

Posted March 21, 2008:

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

Posted March 14, 2008:

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

Posted March 10, 2008:

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

Posted February 27, 2008:

• Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water
• Gene That Controls Ozone Resistance Of Plants Could Lead To Drought-Resistant Crops

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