Image of the Day: Low Water Flow Triggers Avian Cholera
More than 10,000 migrating birds in the U.S. have died from an outbreak of avian cholera caused by reduced water flowing through marshlands of Oregon and California, according to federal wildlife officials. The drier conditions force the birds to gather in smaller areas and those crowded conditions help spread the disease. Avian cholera appears in… Read More
Image of the Day: England Drought Sparks Warning
. "A longer term drought, lasting until Christmas and perhaps beyond, now looks more likely, and we are working with businesses, farmers and water companies to plan ahead to meet the challenges of a continued drought," said Trevor Bishop, head of water resources at the Environment Agency. The drought is so extensive that other parts of England coul… Read More
NOAA: It Was Hot and Wet with Pockets of Drought
Twenty-five states had a record warm month, with another 15 in the top 10 historically. Alaska, by contrast, had its 10th coolest March on record.… Read More
Image of the Day: Water, Water, Nowhere
According to a study in the journal Nature Climate Change, extreme weather events have increased over the past decade and have had a devastating impact all over the globe. With man-induced global warming and a growing population, water resources are being affected dramatically. Freshwater around the world is stressed. … Read More
Image of the Day: Monarch’s Mexico Migration Minimizes
Some scientists say that the decline is due to drought conditions in the U.S. and Canada where the butterflies breed and start their journey south. Other experts say it’s the deforestation of fir trees in Mexico’s mountains that’s at the root of the butterflies’ declining numbers. … Read More
Image of the Day: Hippos Are in Their Element
Several hippos poke their heads up from a pond in the Maasai Mara national reserve in Kenya, an area heavily affected by prolonged drought. According to USAID, "consecutive seasons of poor rainfall have resulted in continued food security deterioration among populations in Kenya" leading to malnutrition and increased crop prices … Read More
A Swing from Drought to Deluge in Texas and Nearby States
The feast-or-famine nature of rainfall in Texas and the Lower Mississippi River Valley lately is in line with broad-scale climate change projections and observational studies, which show that the hydrological cycle is already starting to intensify, bringing more frequent and severe heavy precipitation events and droughts around the world.… Read More
Image of the Day: Not Exactly Magic Beans, But Close
Ethiopian farmers, together with scientists from the crop research centers Icrisat and Eiar, have been testing a new pest-resistant variety of chickpea that is capable of growing in their arid, drought persistant land. The creation of such crops has already brought a dramatic increase to crop yields in the region.… Read More
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