Drought News

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Scientists Decode Maize Genome

Posted November 18, 2009:

• How Crops Survive Drought

Posted November 12, 2009:

• New Water Management Tool May Help Ease Effects of Drought

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Drought Resistance Explained: Protein Structure Reveals How Plants Respond To Water Shortages

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Plant Life, Study Shows

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Hybrid Bluegrasses Analyzed For Use In Transition Zone; 'Thermal Blue' And 'Dura Blue' Hybrids Put To The Test
• Rainwater Is Safe To Drink, Australian Study Suggests

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Climate Change Could Create Agricultural Winners And Losers In East Africa, New Study Warns

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Scientists Reveals Secrets Of Drought Resistance

Posted October 16, 2009:

• Climate Change Threatens Rice Production

Posted October 7, 2009:

• Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification

Posted October 1, 2009:

• 'Killer' Southeast U.S. Drought Low On Scale, Says Study

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Using Satellites To Predict Water Problems In Developing Countries

Posted September 14, 2009:

• El Niño, Global Warming Link Questioned; Possible Link Between 1918 El Niño And Flu Pandemic?

Posted August 30, 2009:

• Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Scientists Identify Gene For Resistance To Parasitic 'Witchweed'
• Water Scarcity In Southeast Australia Started 15 Years Ago

Posted August 20, 2009:

• Climate Change Could Deepen Poverty In Developing Countries, Study Finds

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Stressed Crops Emit More Methane Than Thought

Posted August 14, 2009:

• The Sky Is Not Falling: Pollution In Eastern China Cuts Light, Useful Rainfall

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Pinhead-Size Worms + Robot = New Antibiotics

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Gene Developed Through Conventional Breeding To Improve Cowpea Aphid Resistance

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Unlocking Genetic Diversity Of Rice

Posted July 20, 2009:

• Future Of Western U.S. Water Supply Threatened By Climate Change
• Rice Defies Its Reputation As A Thirsty Crop

Posted July 17, 2009:

• Using Thread-Like Fungi To Help High Elevation Pines Grow

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Kenya's National Parks Not Free From Wildlife Declines

Posted June 29, 2009:

• Water Should Be A Human Right, Experts Argue
• New Crops Needed For New Climate

Posted June 24, 2009:

• Index Insurance Has Potential To Help Manage Climate Risks And Reduce Poverty
• Dry Autumns And Winters May Lead To Fewer Tornadoes In The Spring

Posted June 23, 2009:

• Mapping The Tugen Trail: Ecotourism Could Offer Lifeline To Protect Wildlife

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Climate Change Already Having Impact On U.S., Expected To Worsen

Posted June 2, 2009:

• Climate Change Models Find Staple Crops Face Ruin On Up To One Million Square Kilometers Of African Farmland

Posted May 30, 2009:

• Predicting Droughts With Greater Certainty

Posted May 29, 2009:

• Counting Sheep In Climate Change Predictions

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Satellite Used To Unearth Innovation In Crop Forecasting

Posted May 4, 2009:

• Humans, Not Climate, Driving Increased Dengue Risk In Australia

Posted April 30, 2009:

• Key Gene Allows Plants To Survive Drought

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Mega-Droughts In Sub-Saharan Africa Normal For Region: Droughts Likely To Worsen With Climate Change

Posted April 13, 2009:

• Global Warming: Heat Could Kill Drought-Stressed Trees Fast
• Diet Secrets Of Elephant Family Named 'The Royals'

Posted April 9, 2009:

• Scorpion Biodiversity Seen In 'Evolution Canyon'

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Does Aeration Reduces Compaction And Runoff On No-Till Fields?

Posted March 24, 2009:

• Methods To Conserve Water In Drought Conditions Developed

Posted March 15, 2009:

• Ninth Warmest February For Globe, NOAA

Posted March 11, 2009:

• Drought, Urbanization Were Ingredients For Atlanta's Perfect Storm

Posted March 5, 2009:

• Amazon Rainforest Carbon Sink Threatened By Drought

Posted February 25, 2009:

• Stalagmites Confirm 9,000-Year Lower Brazil Rainfall

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