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Climate Change Threatens Trees Worldwide
As the climate warms, scientists expect an increase in droughts around the world, causing all sorts of problems for water supplies, agriculture, energy production and forests, which, according to a new study published in the journal Nature, will be seriously … Continue reading
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US Heatwave Causing Record Massive Fish Deaths
Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees, reports Grant Schulte at the Huffingtonpost. About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon, worth … Continue reading
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Adapting to Climate Change Will Be Challenging – India Drought
India is in the midst of its second drought in four years, with rainfall roughly 20 percent below average nationwide, and 70% below average in Punjab, its food basket region, reports Robert Eshelman at ClimateWire. Agriculture employs close to a … Continue reading
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Western US Mega-droughts On the Way – Study
The 2000 to 2004 drought in the North American West was the worst since the last mega-drought 800 years ago, with major impacts to the carbon cycle and hints of even drier times ahead, says a new study published in … Continue reading
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US Drought Could Pack National, Possibly Global Punch
As the historic drought now searing more than 60 percent of the US drags on, the impact could soon be sweeping across the country and beyond, reports Gloria Goodale at the Christian Science Monitor. After the obvious push on food prices, drought experts say the … Continue reading
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Overpopulation Outstrips Climate Change on Water Scarcity in Andes – Report
As the Earth’s surface warms, climate models predict that the amount of fresh water for humans will likely decrease in some parts. While that prospect looms for many cities around the world, a new study finds a more imminent threat … Continue reading
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Climate Change Intensifying Water Cycle Faster Than Predicted
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change most recent report notes that both droughts and torrential rains are getting worse as predicted under continued climate change. It makes physical sense, too, reports Michael Lemonick at Climate Central. A warmer atmosphere can … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon emissions, climate change, drought, environment, flooding, global warming, water
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Mongolia Tries to Cool City with Ice Shield Experiment
To combat the heat of global warming and urban centers, Mongolia will try to cool the city of Ulan Bator next summer by creating a giant block of ice this winter, reports Jonathan Watts at the UK Guardian. Costing the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate change solutions, environment, geo-engineering, global warming, Mongolia, water
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Hi-Protein Rice in India Fights Global Warming
Researchers from the department of genetics and plant breeding at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bangalore are developing a variety of high protein rice, reports C. B. Shilpa at the Mumbai Daily News and Analysis in India. The hybrid … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, droughts, environment, global warming, India, methane, rice, water
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