Drought News

Posted June 9, 2011:

• Adjustable Valves Gave Ancient Plants the Edge

Posted June 6, 2011:

• Virtual Water Cannot Remedy Freshwater Shortage

Posted June 5, 2011:

• Major Step in Improving Forecasts of Weather Extremes Such as Floods and Droughts

Posted May 11, 2011:

• New Strategy for Drought Tolerance in Crops: Shutting Down the Plant's Growth Inhibition Under Mild Stress

Posted May 9, 2011:

• Basic Research Enhances Potential for Cultivation in Extreme Climates

Posted April 14, 2011:

• Carbon Sequestration Estimate in US Increased, Barring a Drought

Posted April 12, 2011:

• Circadian Rhythms Spark Plants' Ability to Survive Freezing Weather

Posted April 5, 2011:

• Drought-Exposed Leaves Adversely Affect Soil Nutrients, Study Shows

Posted April 4, 2011:

• Tree Growth and Fecundity Affected More by Climate Change Than Previously Thought

Posted March 31, 2011:

• Studies Give Growers Tools to Bring New Tropical Plant to Indiana

Posted March 29, 2011:

• Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on Amazon Forests

Posted March 13, 2011:

• Untapped Crop Data from Africa Predicts Corn Peril If Temperatures Rise

Posted March 2, 2011:

• Flood-Tolerant Rice Plants Can Also Survive Drought

Posted February 28, 2011:

• Dry Lake Reveals Evidence of Southwestern 'Megadroughts'
• Climate Change Causing Demise of Lodgepole Pine in Western North America

Posted February 25, 2011:

• Drier Conditions Projected to Accelerate Dust Storms in the Southwest

Posted February 24, 2011:

• Ancient Catastrophic Drought Leads to Question: How Severe Can Climate Change Become?

Posted February 23, 2011:

• New Path to Water-Efficient Seeds

Posted February 22, 2011:

• 6,000-Year Climate Record Suggests Longer Droughts, Drier Climate for Pacific Northwest

Posted February 21, 2011:

• Climate Change Affecting Food Safety
• Shifting Biomes in Alaska Illustrated in New Study

Posted February 3, 2011:

• Two Severe Amazon Droughts in Five Years Alarms Scientists
• New Drought Record from Long-Lived Mexican Trees May Illuminate Fates of Past Civilizations

Posted January 28, 2011:

• More Frequent Drought Likely in Eastern Africa

Posted January 22, 2011:

• Persistent Drought to Linger Across Southern United States

Posted January 12, 2011:

• Climate Disasters: How People Respond

Posted January 11, 2011:

• Gene Helps Plants Use Less Water Without Biomass Loss

Posted December 30, 2010:

• Can Bedding Plants Thrive With Recyled Water?

Posted December 29, 2010:

• How Does Your Green Roof Garden Grow?

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Managing Limited Water Supplies in Phoenix, Arizona

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Hot With Decades of Drought: Expectations for Southwestern United States

Posted December 8, 2010:

• MOTIVE Case Studies Look for the Best Adaptive Management Options

Posted November 23, 2010:

• Scientists Re-Sequence Six Corn Varieties, Find Some Genes Missing

Posted November 15, 2010:

• New Species of Carnivorous Plant Discovered in Cambodia

Posted November 12, 2010:

• Catastrophic Drought Looms for Capital City of Bolivia

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Evolution of Self-Fertilization

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Volcanoes Have Shifted Asian Rainfall

Posted October 28, 2010:

• Low Elevations Hold Climate Surprises for Mountain Plants

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Another Winter of Extremes in Store for U.S. as La Niña Strengthens

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Drought May Threaten Much of Globe Within Decades, Analysis Predicts

Posted October 14, 2010:

• Nature and Humans Leaving Indelible Mark on Rivers, Harming the Intricate Food Webs They Support
• Scientists Prepare for Confined Field Trials of Life-Saving Drought-Tolerant Transgenic Maize

Posted October 10, 2010:

• Huge Parts of World Are Drying Up: Land 'Evapotranspiration' Taking Unexpected Turn

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Crop Failures Set to Increase Under Climate Change

Posted October 1, 2010:

• Ocean Conditions Likely to Reduce Colorado River Flows During This Winter's Drought

Posted September 28, 2010:

• Growing Drought-Resistant Plants: Research Could Offer Alternative to Genetically-Engineered Crops to Combat Global Food Shortages
• Genome Inversion Gives Plant a New Lifestyle

Posted September 23, 2010:

• Wheat Researchers Combine Forces to Battle Major Disease

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Winter Drought Stress Can Delay Flowering, Prevent Fruit Loss in Orange Crops

Posted September 7, 2010:

• Restoring Coastal Wetlands? Check the Soil

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