Jet streams are relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper atmosphere, typically occurring around 30,000 feet, and blowing west to east. Their normal flows lead to week-to-week weather variations, modulated in the ...
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Jul 17, 2023
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Tucked into the hillsides of Italy, Portugal, and Spain, some of the world's most famous—and most difficult to maintain—vineyards are heralded for their unique flavor profiles and centuries of tradition. But as extreme ...
Ecology
Jul 14, 2023
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Researchers have for the first time identified several genes in barley that could eventually lead to larger yielding crops.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 6, 2023
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The risks of harvest failures in multiple global breadbaskets have been underestimated, according to a study Tuesday that researchers said should be a "wake up call" about the threat climate change poses to our food systems.
Environment
Jul 4, 2023
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As the world warms, extreme weather events grow—and they also change. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found that climate change is shifting snowfall to rainfall ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2023
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Extreme weather events such as wildfires and droughts will accelerate change in stressed systems leading to quicker tipping points of ecological decline, according to a new study.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2023
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Extreme weather caused by climate change—such as flooding—will be to easier to prepare for because scientists have now developed a new method that empowers citizens to identify solutions to the threats their communities ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2023
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RIKEN scientists have demonstrated a way to make small tweaks in weather systems as a means to prevent, or at least reduce, the severity of extreme weather events such as torrential rain. They did this by taking advantage ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2023
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict has clearly revealed that the global food supply chain acts as a complex network, connecting nations and facilitating the spread of disruptions from local to distant regions.
Economics & Business
Jun 15, 2023
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As Earth's climate continues to warm due to the emission of greenhouse gasses, extreme and anomalous weather events are becoming more common. But predicting and analyzing the effects of what is, by definition, an anomaly ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2023
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