Growing wheat in drought conditions may be easier in the future, thanks to new genetic research out of the University of California, Davis.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2023
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Climate change is aggravating the impact of droughts on all plant ecosystems worldwide. Although new tools have been developed to detect and assess drought stress in plants—transcriptomic or metabolomic technologies, etc.—they ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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Only weeks after a series of atmospheric rivers deluged California, the state is once again bracing for powerful winter weather that could deliver heaps of rain and snow, including fresh powder at elevations as low as 1,500 ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2023
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Missouri is home to an array of natural resources, with forests among the state's most valuable ecosystems. As warmer temperatures fueled by climate change affect ecosystems globally, forests are under stress to adapt to ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2023
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France has matched its record dry spell of 31 days without significant rainfall, the country's weather service said Tuesday, amid concerns over water reserves in parts of Europe still reeling from last year's severe drought.
Environment
Feb 21, 2023
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Climate change isn't causing the multi-year drought that is devastating parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Bolivia, but warming is worsening some of the dry spell's impacts, a new study says.
Environment
Feb 16, 2023
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Three years of extreme drought may have brought about the collapse of the mighty Hittite Empire around 1200 BC, researchers have said, linking the plight of the fallen civilization to the modern world's climate crisis.
Archaeology
Feb 12, 2023
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Jamaica will likely face more frequent and intense extreme weather events over the coming decades because of climate change. Such events, including flooding and drought, could strain the country's water infrastructure and ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Midwesterners needn't bother choosing their poison: droughts or floods. They get a double dose of both.
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2023
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Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California last year, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service.
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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