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Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say
October 24, 2007 — The catastrophic fires that are sweeping Southern California are consistent with what climate change models have been predicting for years, experts say, and they may be just a prelude to many more ... > full story -
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 -
Ancient African Megadroughts May Have Driven Human Evolution -- Out Of Africa
October 8, 2007 — From 135,000 to 90,000 years ago tropical Africa had megadroughts more extreme and widespread than any previously known for that region, according to new research. Learning that now-lush tropical ... > 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 -
Freshwater Supplies Threatened In Central Pacific
August 15, 2007 — Researchers are studying the impacts of natural and human-induced changes on groundwater in the central Pacific nation of Kiribati. According to their work, Pacific island nations face some of the ... > full story -
New System Of Wastewater Treatment Could Reduce The Size Of Treatment Plants By Half
August 9, 2007 — Researchers have developed new technologies to obtain cheaper water of higher quality that would also reduce unwanted mud production. Research is particularly interesting if the current drought is ... > full story -
Sunspots Linked To Heavy Rains In East Africa: Helps Predict Disease
August 6, 2007 — A new study shows that sunspot cycles can be used to predict heavy rains, flooding and subsequent disease outbreaks in east ... > full story
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