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November 24, 2015

2015 and 1997 El Ninos: Deja vu, or Something New
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 20, 2015
If you live anywhere El Nino has important impacts, you've heard forecasters say this year's event looks just like the monster El Nino of 1997-98. NASA satellite images of the Pacific Ocean in November 1997 and November 2015 show almost identical, large pools of warm water in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The National Weather Service has forecast that impacts this winter will resemble those in 1997, when California and the South suffered floods, mudslides and tornadoes, while residents of the Upper Mi ... read more

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'Resurrection plants' offer hope as climate turns hostile As the race to adapt to climate change quickens, a South African scientist is leading global research into developing crops that mimic the extraordinary survival skills of "resurrection plants". ... more		Small landscape changes can mean big freshwater gains A typical bird's-eye view of the Midwest offers a patchwork landscape covered mostly by agriculture but mottled with forest, wetland, grassland, buildings and pavement. This pattern influences the q ... more		South American origins and spread of the Irish potato famine pathogen Using some ancient DNA detective work, a new study led by University of California Berkeley postdoctoral researcher Mike D. Martin and University of Copenhagen professor Tom Gilbert has linked the c ... more
				Researchers discover sediment size matters in high-elevation erosion rates When it comes to sediment in the High Sierra, size does matter, according to two University of Wyoming researchers. For the past four summers, Cliff Riebe, a UW associate professor in the Department ... more		FDA okays GM salmon for sale in the United States On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a bid to sell genetically modified salmon in the United States. The company AquaBounty has sought FDA approval for their salmon products for the last 20 years. ... more

Going native - for the soil Prairie gardens offer Midwestern suburban dwellers an alternative option to the traditional grass lawn. Their combination of native grasses, like tall and wispy bluestem and sideoats, and forbs, suc ... more		How crop prices and climate variables affect yield and acreage When corn prices increase farmers reap higher yields by making changes. According to a recent University of Illinois study, about one-third of the yield increase derives from more intensive manageme ... more		Last chance saloon for global plastic pollution treaty Diatoms shown to absorb and store uranium inside cells Dual-level hybrid storage design boosts solar efficiency and reduces costs		Global energy demand has adverse effects on freshwater of less developed nations Global energy demand from developed nations has an adverse impact on freshwater resources in less developed nations according to a new study. While current energy policy focuses on preventing greenh ... more
				Study is first to map Earth's hidden groundwater Groundwater: it's one of the planet's most exploited, most precious natural resources. It ranges in age from months to millions of years old. Around the world, there's increasing demand to know how ... more		Study finds High Plains Aquifer peak use by state, overall usage decline A new Kansas State University study finds that the over-tapping of the High Plains Aquifer's groundwater beyond the aquifer's recharge rate peaked in 2006. Its use is projected to decrease by roughl ... more

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Honduran army goes to war against invading bugs For Honduran soldiers fanning out in the pine forest, their chainsaws roaring, the enemy is like no other: numbering in the thousands, invading a sizeable chunk of their country and causing incalculable environmental damage. ... more		Australia blocks sale of huge cattle estate to foreigners Australia on Thursday blocked the sale of one of the world's largest cattle estates to foreign entities, ruling it was not in the national interest with part of the holdings in a weapons testing area. ... more		NASA adds up rainfall from 2 historic Yemen tropical cyclones One week ago to the day Cyclone Chapala, the first Category 1 cyclone to strike Yemen in recorded history made landfall in Yemen, then a second tropical cyclone named Megh made landfall. The Global ... more		Early farmers exploited beehive products at least 8,500 years ago Humans have been exploiting bees as far back as the Stone Age, according to new research from the University of Bristol published in Nature. Previous evidence ... more

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Trump orders space regulations eased in win for Musk

Europe Ariane 6 rocket launches a weather satellite

ULA launches USSF-106 for US Space Force aboard Vulcan rocket

Emissions set to soar as love of steak takes off in Asia		Cattle dying in South Africa as drought deepens		Wheat disease-resistance gene identified, potential to save billions		'Regional disaster' warning as S.Africa suffers drought		El Nino worst in over 15 years, severe impact likely: UN
Managed bees spread and intensify diseases in wild bees		Mongolian herders reined in by government		Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds		Protecting plants from stealthy diseases		EU downplays cancer risk from weedkiller in win for Monsanto

East Africa hunger to worsen as El Nino strikes: UN

Shipping fears as Rhine falls to lowest level in 40 years

China's Singles Day sparks baby formula shortage in Australia

Kenya army involved in sugar smuggling racket: report

Wildfires may double erosion across western US watersheds by 2050

Ground-level ozone reduces maize and soybean yields

Stanford researchers develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Pineapple genome offers insight into photosynthesis in drought-tolerant plants

Vibrating bees tell the state of the hive

New test for ancient DNA authenticity throws doubt on Stone Age wheat trade

Cracking the problem of river growth

Cow-calf grazing practices could mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

Johannesburg limits water use as drought worsens

Climate change is good news for English wine

Researchers uncover the history of rice cultivation

The global connections between El Nino events and drought

Mooving manure beyond drug-resistant bacteria

How plant cell compartments 'chat' with each other

Faster digestion in kangaroos reduces methane emissions

Colombia drought threatens one of world's top coffees

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