CThere has been a tremendous deal of publicity on how severe desertification can be, but the academic circle has never agreed on the causes of desertification. A common misunderstanding is that a shortage of precipitation causes the desertification—even the land in some barren areas will soon rec...
Since 2001, 103,079–189,755 km2 of Amazon rainforest has been impacted by fires, potentially impacting the ranges of 77.3–85.2% of species that are listed as threatened in this region5. The impacts of fire on the ranges of species in Amazonia could be as high as 64%, and greater ...
Throughout these years, Lin has faced gunpoint robberies, malaria, altitude sickness and long periods in remote outposts without electricity or water. Witnessing extreme poverty in developing countries further strengthened Lin's commitment to Juncao. "We go to the poorest places with a genuine intent...
Throughout these years, Lin has faced gunpoint robberies, malaria, altitude sickness and long periods in remote outposts without electricity or water. Witnessing extreme poverty in developing countries further strengthened Lin's commitment to Juncao. "We go to the poorest places with a genuine intent...
This drought, as Gov. [Jerry] Brown said, is our ‘new abnormal.’” The trend of more extreme weather has advocates worried for the future, and it has many similarities to the findings of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN IPCC), which said in a report ...
“The last week of weird weather has been alarming,” said Natalie Mahowald, chair of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University. “I hope it’s not a sign of things to come, because we’ve barely seen any climate change compared to what we are going to get ...
Research on drought impacts on human society has always been a hot topic in the study of drought events in historical periods. It focuses on describing and analyzing the effects of droughts on the human system and the processes by which human systems respond. By conducting historical climatological...
Adapting to drought: how vineyards across America measure and regulate water.(COVER STORY)Franson, Paul
Plants germinate at the end of spring and bloom for a total of 30–45 days in the summer through fall (typically peaking around midsummer). When the first frosts of fall arrive, plants perish and sunflower season ends.How Long Do Sunflowers Take To Grow?
The other driver has no goal, or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be?