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Changes in Atlantic Ocean Temperature Affects Western Amazonia Climate
October 1, 2012 — A new paper reveals that changes in the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean quickly translate into climate change in western ... > full story -
Climate Change Could Cripple Southwestern U.S. Forests: Trees Face Rising Drought Stress and Mortality as Climate Warms
September 30, 2012 — Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you get a grim picture for the future of trees in the ... > full story -
Napiergrass: A Potential Biofuel Crop for the Sunny Southeast
September 27, 2012 — A grass fed to cattle throughout much of the tropics may become a biofuel crop that helps the nation meet its future energy needs, according to a ... > full story -
'Semi-Dwarf' Trees May Enable a Green Revolution for Some Forest Crops
September 27, 2012 — The same "green revolution" concepts that have revolutionized crop agriculture and helped to feed billions of people around the world may now offer similar potential in forestry, scientists say, with ... > full story -
Himalayan Glaciers Retreating at Accelerated Rate in Some Regions: Consequences for Water Supply Remain Unclear
September 12, 2012 — Glaciers in the eastern and central regions of the Himalayas appear to be retreating at accelerating rates, similar to those in other areas of the ... > full story -
Droughts Are Pushing Trees to the Limit
September 11, 2012 — Southwestern droughts made more severe by warming temperatures are pushing plants up against extremely stressful growing conditions, a new study has found, identifying an increasingly water-thirsty ... > full story -
Public Urged to Take Precautions Against West Nile Virus
September 10, 2012 — West Nile virus (WNV) has become endemic in North America with cases in 2012 exceeding that of any other year. Health care professionals and the public need to be on alert for WNV, medical ... > full story -
Forest Mortality and Climate Change: The Big Picture
September 9, 2012 — Over the past two decades, extensive forest death triggered by hot and dry climatic conditions has been documented on every continent except Antarctica. Forest mortality due to drought and heat ... > full story -
Surviving Drought: Discovery May Help Protect Crops from Stressors
August 30, 2012 — New findings of a key genetic mechanism in plant hormone signaling may help save crops from stress and help address human ... > full story -
No-Till Farming Helps Capture Snow and Soil Water
August 30, 2012 — A smooth blanket of snow in the winter can help boost dryland crop productivity in the summer, and no-till management is one way to ensure that blanket coverage, according to new ... > full story
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