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Antarctic Temperatures Are Rising Twice As Fast As Previously Predicted
Forbes: West Antarctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as previously estimated, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. Continue reading
Netherlands: New peatland bacteria feed on greenhouse gas and excess fertilizer
ScienceDaily: Researchers from Radboud University Nijmegen and B-WARE Research Centre have discovered new methane-consuming bacteria in the soil beneath the Brunssummerheide peatland reserve in Limburg, the Netherlands. Continue reading
Impacts of Climate Change On Rare Tropical Plants Expected to Vary Considerably
ScienceDaily: Research led by the University of York has found that the impacts of climate change on rare plants in tropical mountains will vary considerably from site to site and from species to species. While some species will react to climate change by moving upslope, others will move downslope, driven by changes in seasonality and water availability. The researchers believe that this predicted variation, together with the long-term isolation and relative climatic stability of the mountains, may shed light… Continue reading
SW Minn. effort to measure climate change effects on crops
Associated Press: Just south of Milroy is an acreage that has belonged to the Hicks family since 1885, but these days the field is wired with electronic instruments that transmit data in real time to the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton. The center is one of the partners in the five-year United States Department of Agriculture funded Sustainable Corn Project, the Independent of Marshall reported. “This field is part of a nine-state 40-scientist regional project,” said Jeff… Continue reading
Climate change could have devastating effect on India’s monsoon season
Mother Nature Network: More than a billion people in India currently depend on the rainy monsoon season for the water necessary to grow crops such as rice and wheat, but those annual rains could be less predictable in the future, according to a new study published Nov. 5 in the journal Environmental Research Letters Continue reading
Climate change could have devastating effect on India’s monsoon season
Mother Nature Network: More than a billion people in India currently depend on the rainy monsoon season for the water necessary to grow crops such as rice and wheat, but those annual rains could be less predictable in the future, according to a new study published Nov. Continue reading
India’s Vital Summer Monsoons May Decline In The Face Of Global Warming
redOrbit: India’s monsoons are a godsend for the country’s vital agricultural sector, providing life for crops which more than a billion people rely on. But a grim forecast for the future may spell doom for the nation’s food production and economy, as summer rains will be more sparse over the next few hundred years due to global warming. Continue reading
Climate change turned Sandy into the Frankenstorm
News.com.au: CLIMATE change did not cause Sandy the Frankenstorm. But it gave her a big shot in the arm and turned her into the beast that she became. Continue reading
GM rice ‘thrives in poor soils’
BBC: A gene from wild Indian rice plants can significantly raise the yield of common varieties in nutrient-poor soils. Continue reading
Climate could kill you, Outback towns are told
Independent: Climate change could transform the Australian outback, wiping dozens of small towns off the map, according to a new report commissioned by the federal government. With many rural towns struggling to survive, climate change – expected to make much of inland Australia hotter and drier – could be the final straw, warns the report by the government’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility Continue reading
