Apr 26 2011
Foggy Notions for a Thirsty World
Mesh fences are harnessing water from fog to provide a lifeline to small impoverished communities.
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Apr 21 2011
Ozone Hole A Surprise Rainmaker
A new climate change culprit in the Southern Hemisphere has been identified -- the ozone hole.
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Apr 18 2011
Forcasting When Heat Waves Turn Deadly
Meteorologists claim the 2010 mega-heatwave across Russia was not the result of long-term climate changes and should have been foreseen using short-term weather forecasts.
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Mar 21 2011
Climate Change and Corn a Bad Combo in Africa
Combining studies trying to identify the best type of corn to grow in Africa with weather data shows that corn overall is a risky crop during droughts and high temperatures.
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Mar 21 2011
Climate Change and Corn a Bad Combo in Africa
Combining studies trying to identify the best type of corn to grow in Africa with weather data shows that corn overall is a risky crop during droughts and high temperatures.
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Mar 18 2011
Forecasters: Another Dangerous Spring
The weather service predicts threats of high water from Montana to Maine, Minnesota to Missouri and down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mar 07 2011
Plant Call-to-Arms Against Climate Change
Plants in Florida have fewer stomata now than they did a century ago - reducing the amount of moisture they release into the air.
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Mar 02 2011
Ancient Megadroughts Sign of Dry Times to Come
A team of scientists digging up the ancient past sees long "megadroughts" in the climate history of the American Southwest, an indication of a long, dry foreseeable future.
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Feb 09 2011
Bordeaux Wines Face Climate Threat
Higher temperatures mean that grapes in Bordeaux may ripen earlier and become vulnerable to malnutrition.
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Feb 09 2011
Did Drought Kill the Mayans?
A 1,238-year-long tree-ring chronology suggests drought may have had a hand in Mexico's history.
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