Banana disease boosted by climate change
(University of Exeter) Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows.
Getting Real on Meeting Paris Climate Change Commitments – International Monetary Fund
By Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar Español, Português Climate change is the great existential challenge of our times. It is a challenge that spans all regions, with especially severe consequences for low-income countries. Without mitigating actions, global temperatures are projected to…
Climate extremes explain 18%-43% of global crop yield variations
(University of New South Wales) Climate extremes, such as drought, heatwaves, heavy precipitation and more are responsible for 18%-43% of variation in crop yields for maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeans. according to a new paper published in Environmental Research Letters. The researchers have also identified global regions which are highly susceptible to extremes and also supply a high proportion of the world market. Climate change is likely to make these areas more vulnerable in the future with consequent impacts on world markets.
Discovery of RNA transfer through royal jelly could aid development of honey bee vaccines
Researchers have discovered that honey bees are able to share immunity with other bees and to their offspring in a hive by transmitting RNA ‘vaccines’ through royal jelly and worker jelly. The jelly is the bee equivalent of mother’s milk: a secretion used to provide nutrition to worker and queen bee larvae.
The Billionaires’ Guide to Hacking the Planet – Pacific Standard
What would it look like if a small group of billionaires took unilateral climate action through solar radiation management? Three billionaires stand on a runway, watching the last of the planes climb toward the stratosphere. The sky is cloudless, and…
BTI’s Maria Harrison elected to National Academy of Sciences
(Boyce Thompson Institute) Maria Harrison, William H. Crocker Professor at Boyce Thompson Institute and Adjunct Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.At BTI, researchers in Harrison’s lab study the mechanisms by which flowering plants exchange nutrients with symbiotic soil fungi, which could eventually help reduce the use of fertilizer in agriculture.
Are buyers willing to forgo quality in locally grown produce?
(Lehigh University) Phillip Coles, professor of practice in management at Lehigh University, is among researchers who found that East Coast buyers aren’t willing to forgo quality when it comes to local broccoli varieties.
It's time to start demanding justification for drilling in the Arctic refuge
Imagine that I want to dig a hole in your yard. Maybe I heard there is buried treasure there, maybe I want to rent space for my new outhouse, maybe I think the neighborhood needs a swimming pool. Whatever the…
Report: Only 11 years until bigger global warming impact – WCPO
A Special Report for Global Warming shows the impacts of global warming to be extremely harmful once it rises 1.5°C. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was released in the fall of 2018 and has a breakdown for policymakers….
Report: Only 11 years until bigger global warming impact – The Denver Channel
A Special Report for Global Warming shows the impacts of global warming to be extremely harmful once it rises 1.5°C. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was released in the fall of 2018 and has a breakdown for policymakers….
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