News tagged with soil moisture conditions
Northern Canada feels the heat: Climate change impact on permafrost zones
Permafrost zones extend over 50% of Canada's land area. Warming or thawing of permafrost due to climate change could significantly impact existing infrastructure and future development in Canada's north. Researchers Jennifer ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Nitrogen fertilizers' impact on lawn soils
Nitrogen fertilizers from farm fields often end up in aquatic ecosystems, resulting in water quality problems, such as toxic algae and underwater 'dead zones'. There are concerns that fertilizers used on lawns may also contribute ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Plant hormone increases cotton yields in drought conditions
A naturally occurring class of plant hormones called cytokinins has been found to help increase cotton yields during drought conditions, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
Mar 10, 2010 |
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NASA uses satellite to unearth innovation in crop forecasting
Soil moisture is essential for seeds to germinate and for crops to grow. But record droughts and scorching temperatures in certain parts of the globe in recent years have caused soil to dry up, crippling crop ...
May 26, 2009 |
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Study highlights climate food risk hotspots
The poorest societies may be more able to adapt to the threat climate change poses to food supplies than their slightly richer peers, a new study suggests.
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Soybean trials help producers find earlier maturing varieties
Soybeans aren’t something new for Texas producers, but one Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert is trying to help develop a production system that will help combat the drought and includes varieties ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Spring nitrogen fertilizing for optimal wheat production
With longer and warmer days, wheat seeding and fertilizing has begun across the state. Using the right fertilizer source, rate, timing and placement is important for optimal production. Montana State University Extension ...
Apr 24, 2012 |
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NASA goes on top of the Smokies, all covered in light rain
If you walk into a cloud at the top of a mountain with a cup to slake your thirst, it might take a while for your cup to fill. The tiny, barely-there droplets are difficult to see, and for scientists they, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Mesquite trees displacing Southwestern grasslands
As the desert Southwest becomes hotter and drier, semi-arid grasslands are slowly being replaced by a landscape dominated by mesquite trees, such as Prosopis velutina, and other woody shrubs, a team of University ...
Mar 18, 2012 |
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Risk of major flooding in spring is low for the first time in four years
For the first time in four years, no area of the country faces a high risk of major to record spring flooding, largely due to the limited winter snowfall, according to NOAA’s annual Spring Outlook, which ...
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Study of wildfire trends in Northwestern California shows no increase in severity over time
Even though wildfires have increased in size over time, they haven't necessarily grown in severity nor had corresponding negative impacts to the ecosystem, according to a recently published study appearing in the journal ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Climate change threatens S.Africa's rooibos tea
Farm workers swing their sickles through red branches, bundling them up before laying them out in the sunshine to dry.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Antarctic salty soil sucks water out of atmosphere: Could it happen on Mars?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The frigid McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are a cold, polar desert, yet the sandy soils there are frequently dotted with moist patches in the spring despite a lack of snowmelt and no possibility ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Princeton system tracks drought to aid disaster relief
Drought is often the precursor to disaster, but getting leads on its stealthy approach through remote or war-torn areas can be so difficult that relief agencies sometimes have little time to react before a ...
Feb 24, 2012 |
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