Climate change may trim corn yields Wed May 28, 2008 1:29am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warmer temperatures brought on by climate change could trim output of some U.S. crops like corn in coming decades, but increase yields from other crops like soybeans, government scientists said on Tuesday. U.S. corn… Continue reading
NASA, “Pollution, “Clean Clouds,” & Preicipitation http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/atrain_climate.html ————————————————————————————- Continue reading
Alaska researchers cited some evidence that loss of hugely heavy ice masses on mountains will be releasing earthquakes that are currently restrained under great pressure from above. So earthquakes become not quite off-topic for a climate list. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080525132352.htm (Credit: Aaron Velasco, University of Texas at El Paso) This map… Continue reading
——————————————————————– “… profound impacts on the mountains, streams and range …” “The trends are in place,” said Fee Busby, rangeland ecologist … “The trends are going to continue.” The report will be posted online this morning at www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-3/default.php. ———————————————— The Salt Lake Tribune 05/27/2008 USDA on global warming Climate… Continue reading