How do silt and sand differ when going with the flow?
The river may rage or gently roll, but in the end the sand and silt will have their way.
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With mountains of data, tech experts work to help farms weather climate shifts
If farmers can't change the weather - or a seesawing climate - perhaps data-crunchers can outwit Mother Nature.
Environment
Nov 29, 2013
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Carbon levels in soil affected by climatic conditions
Researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia have discovered that hot and dry climatic conditions can limit the organic carbon build up in soil, which can ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2016
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Researchers find new information about 'Snowball Earth' period
It is rather difficult to imagine, but approximately 635 million years ago, ice may have covered a vast portion of our planet in an event called "Snowball Earth." According to the Snowball Earth hypothesis, the massive ice ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2013
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Invasive plant time bombs: A hidden ecological threat
Invasive plants can stay dormant for decades or even centuries after they have been introduced into an environment before rapidly expanding and wreaking ecological havoc, according to a new study led by the University of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 6, 2024
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Evidence suggests more mega-droughts are coming
Mega-droughts—droughts that last two decades or longer—are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research.
Environment
Oct 30, 2020
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Megadroughts in arid central Asia delayed the cultural exchange along the proto-Silk Road
The Silk Road was the most elaborate network of trade routes in the ancient world, linking ancient populations in East Asia to those in southwest Asia, via Central Asia. These trade routes fostered the spread of ideas, religions, ...
Archaeology
Feb 17, 2021
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Brazil: Air conditioning equipment days of use will double without climate action
Space cooling already accounts for 14% of residential electricity demand in Brazil, and it is expected to increase further because of climate change.
Environment
Feb 10, 2021
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Butterflies cross the Sahara in longest-known insect migration
A species of butterfly found in Sub-Saharan Africa is able to migrate thousands of miles to Europe, crossing the Saharan Desert, in years when weather conditions are favorable, scientists have found.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2021
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Climate instability over the past 720,000 years
A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations has analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past 720,000 years using an ...
Earth Sciences
May 3, 2017
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