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Published Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire - Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire


The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest e...
Published Climate change is affecting drinking water quality - Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality


The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore...
Published A better understanding of crop yields under climate change - A Better Understanding of Crop Yields Under Climate Change


Researchers use satellites to measure soil moisture around certain crops to solve a long-standing my...
Published Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates - Tropical Insects: Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change


Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to d...
Published Chaos theory provides hints for controlling the weather - Chaos Theory Provides Hints for Controlling the Weather


Researchers have used computer simulations to show that weather phenomena such as sudden downpours c...
Published Forest resilience linked with higher mortality risk in western US - Forest Resilience Linked with Higher Mortality Risk in Western US



A forest's resilience, or ability to absorb environmental disturbances, has long been thought to be...
Published Climate: Lessons from the latest global warming - Climate: Lessons from the Latest Global Warming


56 million years ago, the Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events...
Published Modeling the past to understand the future of a stronger El Niño - Modeling the Past to Understand the Future of a Stronger El Niño



El Nino is not a contemporary phenomenon; it’s long been the Earth’s dominant source of year-to-year...
Published US forests face an unclear future with climate change - US Forests Face an Unclear Future with Climate Change



Climate change might compromise how permanently forests are able to store carbon and keep it out of...
Published Douglas-fir in Klamath Mountains are in 'decline spiral' - Douglas-fir in Klamath Mountains are in 'decline spiral'


Increases in mortality among Douglas-fir in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors...
Published Risk of soil degradation and desertification in Europe’s Mediterranean may be more serious than realized - Risk of Soil Degradation and Desertification in Europe’s Mediterranean May Be More Serious Than Realized


Due to human-caused pressures and global warming, some soils in Europe's Mediterranean region are re...
Published Gone for good? California's beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back - Gone for Good? California's Beetle-Killed, Carbon-Storing Pine Forests May Not Come Back



Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2...
Published New study ties solar variability to the onset of decadal La Nina events - New Study Ties Solar Variability to the Onset of Decadal La Nina Events


A new study shows a correlation between the end of solar cycles and a switch from El Nino to La Nina...
Published California projected to get wetter through this century - California Projected to Get Wetter Through This Century


Under business-as-usual greenhouse gas emissions, climate models predict California will get warmer...
Published Peat fires in Sumatra strengthen in El Nino years - Peat Fires in Sumatra Strengthen in El Nino Years


Sumatra's burning again and the El Nino event that is occurring this year is partially to blame for...
Published Designing roots to penetrate hard soils could help climate proof crops - Designing Roots to Penetrate Hard Soils Could Help Climate-Proof Crops


Scientists have discovered how to design cereal roots able to continue growing in hard soils by alte...
Published Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes - Ancient Climate Change Solves Mystery of Vanished South African Lakes



New evidence for the presence of ancient lakes in some of the most arid regions of South Africa sugg...
Published Climate whiplash increased wildfires on California's west coast about 8,000 years ago - Climate Whiplash Increased Wildfires on California's West Coast About 8,000 Years Ago


Researchers have been studying the effects of the sudden decrease in global temperatures that occurr...
Published Wildfire spread risk increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses - Wildfire Spread Risk Increases Where Trees, Shrubs Replace Grasses



A new study found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses,...
Published Botany: Chloroplast from the father - Botany: Chloroplast from the Father


Under cold conditions, not only the mother plant but also the father plant can pass on its chloropla...