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Rainforest greener during 'dry' season

2016-07-26 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] URBANA, Ill. - Although the Amazon Jungle may appear to be perpetually green, a University of Illinois researcher believes there are actually seasonal differences of photosynthesis, with more occurring during the dry season and less during the wet season. Understanding how a rainforest that occupies 2.7 million square miles of South America functions is crucial to the future health of the entire planet. “With the potential negative effects of climate change, one key qu…

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Clouds Are Moving Higher, Subtropical Dry Zones Expanding, According to Satellite Analysis

2016-07-11 20:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Science Bulletin: A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego-led research team analyzing satellite cloud records has found that the cloudy storm tracks on Earth are moving toward the poles and subtropical dry zones are expanding. Cloud tops are also moving higher in the atmosphere. The record confirms computer climate models that have predicted these changes to have taken place during the past several decades as a consequence of the accumulation of societally generated greenhouse...

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AP PHOTOS: Dry conditions in Turkey affect nomadic lifestyle

2016-07-05 08:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Every spring Hasan Bacak, his wife, Emine, and their 1-year old son, Mehmet, migrate for weeks in search of higher ground for their livestock to graze. Theirs is a simple life shaped by the tempo of the seasons. They're members of the Sarikecili, an indigenous nomad group in southern Turkey that moves every summer from the Mediterranean coast to the Anatolian mountains with their herds, chasing cooler climates as temperatures rise near the shore and become too oppressive for their animals. With...

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Dry countries team up in El Nio resistance

2016-07-04 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Climate change worsening El Nios effect on El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras They are experiencing extreme food shortages Ministers aim to introduce farmers to hardier crops and better forecasting tech Shares The government of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have teamed up to provide farmers with better technologies to prepare for future El Nio cycles in dry areas. At a UN meeting in Rome, Italy, on 30 June, ministers from the three countries said technology access was crucial...

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