Could the storms that once engulfed the Great Plains in clouds of black dust in the 1930's once again wreak havoc in the U.S.? A new statistical model developed by researchers at Princeton University and the National Oceanic ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2017
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Farmers in the Great Plains of Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and the panhandle of Texas produce about one-sixth of the world's grain, and water for these crops comes from the High Plains Aquifer—often known as the Ogallala ...
Environment
Jul 12, 2017
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Camelina: Have you heard of it? It's an emerging alternative oilseed crop in parts of the Great Plains.
Ecology
May 24, 2017
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With tornado season fast approaching or already underway in vulnerable states throughout the U.S., new supercomputer simulations are giving meteorologists unprecedented insight into the structure of monstrous thunderstorms ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2017
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Intense storms have become more frequent and longer-lasting in the Great Plains and Midwest in the last 35 years. What has fueled these storms? The temperature difference between the Southern Great Plains and the Atlantic ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2016
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The Northern Great Plains of North and South Dakota, which support over 40 percent of United States commercial honey bee colonies, are quickly becoming less conducive to commercial beekeeping as a result of land-use changes, ...
Ecology
Aug 30, 2016
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Ecologist Dirac Twidwell wants to change the way we think about prescribed burns.
Environment
Aug 1, 2016
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In the insect world, smells are important. Insects of course do not have noses, but they do have receptors on their antennae, feet, and other body parts that allow them to sense chemicals and odors.
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2016
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In many parts of the country, early spring flowers, leafing trees and busy birds were good indications of just how warm the start of year has been. Â
Environment
Apr 7, 2016
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The past El Nino autumn and winter offered a good opportunity to establish pastures of summer-dormant tall fescue in Texas and Oklahoma, according to Dr. Dariusz Malinowski, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research forage agronomist ...
Ecology
Mar 11, 2016
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