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Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on Amazon Forests
March 29, 2011 — A new study has revealed widespread reductions in the greenness of the forests in the vast Amazon basin in South America caused by the record-breaking drought of ... > full story -
Untapped Crop Data from Africa Predicts Corn Peril If Temperatures Rise
March 13, 2011 — Researchers have found a valuable, untapped resource in historical data from crop yield trials conducted across sub-Saharan Africa. Combined with weather records, they show that yield losses would ... > full story -
Flood-Tolerant Rice Plants Can Also Survive Drought
March 2, 2011 — Sensitive to drought due to its high water requirement, rice is particularly vulnerable to how global climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts. Now plant ... > full story -
Dry Lake Reveals Evidence of Southwestern 'Megadroughts'
February 28, 2011 — There's an old saying that if you don't like the weather in New Mexico, wait five minutes. Maybe it should be amended to 10,000 years, according to new research. Scientists report that the Southwest ... > full story -
Climate Change Causing Demise of Lodgepole Pine in Western North America
February 28, 2011 — Lodgepole pine, a hardy tree species that can thrive in cold temperatures and plays a key role in many western ecosystems, is already shrinking in range as a result of climate change -- and may ... > full story -
Drier Conditions Projected to Accelerate Dust Storms in the Southwest
February 25, 2011 — Drier conditions projected to result from climate change in the Southwest will likely reduce perennial vegetation cover and result in increased dust storm activity in the future, according to a new ... > full story -
New Path to Water-Efficient Seeds
February 23, 2011 — A new path to produce water-efficient seeds that will be a significant tool to cope with drought resistance, and ensure global food security, has been developed. The research not only provides the ... > full story -
Climate Change Affecting Food Safety
February 21, 2011 — Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world's food supplies and unless action is taken it's only going to get worse, a group of experts has ... > full story -
Shifting Biomes in Alaska Illustrated in New Study
February 21, 2011 — A new study addresses forest productivity trends in Alaska, highlighting a shift in biomes caused by a warming climate. The findings linked satellite observations with an extensive and unique ... > full story -
Two Severe Amazon Droughts in Five Years Alarms Scientists
February 3, 2011 — New research shows that the 2010 Amazon drought may have been even more devastating to the region's rainforests than the unusual 2005 drought, which was previously billed as a one-in-100 year ... > full story -
New Drought Record from Long-Lived Mexican Trees May Illuminate Fates of Past Civilizations
February 3, 2011 — A new, detailed record of rainfall fluctuations in ancient Mexico that spans more than twelve centuries promises to improve our understanding of the role drought played in the rise and fall of ... > full story -
Can Bedding Plants Thrive With Recyled Water?
December 30, 2010 — To conserve dwindling water resources, municipalities are encouraging the use of "recycled water," municipal wastewater that has been extensively treated and deemed safe to reuse for irrigation and ... > full story
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