Drought Research News

Posted October 1, 2008:

• Water Table Depth Tied To Droughts

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Developing Pea Varieties Tolerant Of Drought And Effects Of Climate Change

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Saltwater Solution To Save Crops

Posted August 27, 2008:

• Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite

Posted August 26, 2008:

• Drought-tolerant Corn Developed

Posted August 23, 2008:

• New Climate Record Shows Century-long Droughts In Eastern North America

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Elephant Memories May Hold Key To Survival

Posted August 8, 2008:

• Vine Invasion? Ecologists Look At Coexistence Of Trees And Lianas

Posted July 14, 2008:

• Water: The Forgotten Crisis

Posted May 28, 2008:

• Climate Change Already Affecting U.S. Water, Land, And Biodiversity, Report Finds

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air

Posted May 4, 2008:

• Did Dust Storms Make 1930s Dust Bowl Drought Worse?

Posted March 30, 2008:

• American West Heating Nearly Twice As Fast As Rest Of World, New Analysis Shows

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Climate Change Threatens Amazonian Small Farmers

Posted March 23, 2008:

• Current Major Flooding In U.S. A Sign Of Things To Come, NOAA Predicts

Posted March 15, 2008:

• Coolest Winter Since 2001 For U.S., Globe, According To NOAA Data

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Thirsty Hybrid And Electric Cars Could Triple Demands On Scarce Water Resources

Posted March 2, 2008:

• Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Gene That Controls Ozone Resistance Of Plants Could Lead To Drought-resistant Crops

Posted February 26, 2008:

• Busy Beavers Can Help Ease Drought

Posted February 12, 2008:

• Lake Mead, Key Water Source For Southwestern US, Could Be Dry By 2021

Posted December 31, 2007:

• 2007 A Top Ten Warm Year For U.S. And Globe

Posted December 11, 2007:

• Smaller Storms Drop Larger Overall Rainfall In Hurricane Season

Posted November 10, 2007:

• 'Hot Spots' The Key To Controlling European Carp In Australia

Posted October 31, 2007:

• Land Clearing Triggers Hotter Droughts, Australian Research Shows

Posted October 24, 2007:

• Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say

Posted October 17, 2007:

• After Drought, Diversity Dries Up And Ponds All Look The Same

Posted October 11, 2007:

• Warm Winter Predicted For United States

Posted September 26, 2007:

• Amazon Forest Shows Unexpected Resiliency During Drought

Posted August 22, 2007:

• High Temperatures, Low Precipitation Creating Many Problems

Posted July 19, 2007:

• Satellite Data Can Warn Of Famine, NASA Researchers Find

Posted May 18, 2007:

• Colorado River Streamflow History Reveals Megadrought Before 1490

Posted May 3, 2007:

• Drought Limits Tropical Plant Distributions, Scientists Report

Posted April 27, 2007:

• Livestock Interventions Can Protect Lives, Livelihoods

Posted April 9, 2007:

• Abrupt Climate Change Far More Common Than Previously Thought

Posted April 4, 2007:

• Will Climate Change Kill The Amazon?

Posted March 20, 2007:

• Tomatoes Grow Well In Diluted Seawater And Produce More Natural Antioxidants

Posted March 1, 2007:

• U.S. Needs To Plan For Climate Change-induced Summer Droughts

Posted February 14, 2007:

• NASA Study Finds Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts

Posted February 8, 2007:

• Floods Cause Feeding And Breeding Frenzy In Australia

Posted January 30, 2007:

• Enhanced, Drought-tolerant Maize To Give African Farmers Options, Even With Global Warming

Posted January 8, 2007:

• Annual Plants May Cope With Global Warming Better Than Long-living Species

Posted November 29, 2006:

• Lessons Learned From Drought Deaths 40,000 Years Ago

Posted September 18, 2006:

• Droughts & Reservoirs: Finding Storage Space Underground

Posted September 15, 2006:

• Drought As The 'New Normal'

Posted May 29, 2006:

• Historic Colorado River Streamflows Reconstructed Back To 1490

Posted May 18, 2006:

• Water Shortages In Northeast Linked To Human Activity

Posted April 4, 2006:

• Western Prairies Face Impending Water Crisis

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