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Lessons Learned From Drought Deaths 40,000 Years Ago
November 28, 2006 — Drought-stricken Australia should heed a warning from a new study that shows a series of massive droughts killed giant kangaroos and other "megafauna" in south-east Queensland 40,000 years ago, ... > full story -
Perennial Wheat Offers Environmental And Other Benefits
November 27, 2006 — Perennial wheat? The possibility is being looked at by a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Annual wheat, which is traditionally grown in the Great Plains, is planted in the fall and ... > full story -
Impact Of Climate Change In Africa
November 26, 2006 — Africa is the continent that will suffer most under global warming. Past history gives us lessons on the likely effects of future climate change. Of greatest concern are the "large infrequent ... > full story -
Many Weather Factors Needed For Accurate Climate Change Predictions
November 7, 2006 — Current climate change impact models that consider only one weather variable, such as increasing temperature, sometimes spawn unsubstantiated doomsday predictions, according to researchers at Purdue ... > full story -
Elevated Levels Of Bacteria In Streams Can Affect Water Quality, Health Of The Aquatic Ecosystem
October 24, 2006 — Elevated levels of bacteria in streams can affect water quality, the health of the aquatic ecosystem and activities such as fishing, swimming and wading, a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station ... > full story -
Rearing An Army Of Wasps To Save Wheat
October 7, 2006 — Montana State University entomologists seek ways to rear parasitic wasps, the natural enemies of the wheat stem sawfly. Sawfly larva tunnel the interior of developing wheat ... > full story -
Droughts & Reservoirs: Finding Storage Space Underground
September 18, 2006 — Odd as it sounds, in some places the smartest way to safeguard the water supply is to let it drain out of the reservoirs and soak into the ground. That's what been discovered in local water shortages ... > full story -
Drought As The 'New Normal'
September 14, 2006 — Droughts are slow, tortuous emergencies that seem to sneak up on us. It doesn't have to be that way, say a climatologist and a political scientist who point to a better ... > full story -
Nurseries To Give Big-City Test To Cloned Trees
July 16, 2006 — Cornell researchers are partnering with nursery operators in a project funded by the New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI) to help trees thrive in harsh urban landscapes. The project will ... > full story -
Human Activities In Arid Urban Environments Can Affect Rainfall And Water Cycle
June 19, 2006 — A study by a climatologist in the department of geography at the University of Georgia has shown, using a unique 108-year-old data record and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, ... > full story
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