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Research explores complexity of dryland dynamics under changing climate
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A hydrologist in the IUPUI School of Science, Professor Lixin Wang, recently reviewed advances in the study of dryland productivity and examined major outstanding debates on dryland responses to environmental changes.
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Research: Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don't tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research indicates they may be equally averse to heavy rainfall. The results of an extensive five-year study co
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, finds new study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], March 20 (ANI): According to a new study, smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers said that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.
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Smoke from wildfires destroys Ozone layer, reveals study
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Waterloo [Canada], March 18 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Waterloo found that smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers cautioned that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach th
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New study finds how plants manage stressful situations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seville [Spain], November 26 (ANI): A study revealed new data about how plants handle stressful situations. They studied how plants react to and cope up with stressful conditions in order to design biotechnological approaches to decrease the economic losses in the agriculture sector which ar
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Former UN leader Ban Ki-Moon accuses COP26 of 'failing the world'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to take the necessary steps to cut carbon emissions and adapt to the changing climate, saying the conference has been "failing the world."
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Butterflies, moths have difficulty adjusting to changing climate: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 13 (ANI): Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute indicates that the few moth and butterfly species (Lepidoptera) capable of adjusting
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Changes in Stone tools used by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers linked to clima
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): The gradual change in stone tools during ancient times may show how Mesolithic hunter-gatherers responded to changing climate
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Changing climate may affect human fertility, finds study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 4 (ANI): Human adaptation to climate change may include changes in fertility as people decide how much time and money they wish to devote in having children and invest in their future, claim researchers.
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Allergy season worsens with changing climate
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): You already know that allergy season has arrived when you sneeze your head off frequently. A new study has found that allergy season has worsened because of increased pollen count and changing the climate.
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Meet of BRICS Ministers for Disaster Management to begin today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Udaipur, Aug 22 (ANI): A two-day meeting of the Ministers for Disaster Management from BRICS countries will begin in Rajasthan's Udaipur from Monday, the focus of which will be on two themes - 'Flood Risk Management' and 'Forecasting of Extreme Weather Events in the conte
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