Searched for: Climate_change

38 submissions found.

How changes in weather patterns could lead to more insect invasions
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2/27/2020 5:07:00 PM -

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-02-weather-patterns-insect-invasions.html

From The Conversation Outbreaks of insect pests and insect invasions are on the rise on the African continent.

Currently, several African countries—including …

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Rule breaking' plants may be climate change survivors
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2/13/2020 1:54:51 PM -

SciencerDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200210091157.htm

University of Queensland

Summary: Plants that break some of the 'rules' of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change …

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Next East Africa locust swarms will be airborne in 3 to 4 weeks
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2/13/2020 1:49:32 PM -

FreshPlaza https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9188240/next-east-africa-locust-swarms-will-be-airborne-in-3-to-4-weeks/

UN agronomy experts: The locusts that are currently still baby desert locusts in Somalia will become East Africa's next plague …

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Microscopic partners could help plants survive stressful environments Date:
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2/4/2020 9:44:52 AM -

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129174508.htm

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Washington State University
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Tiny, symbiotic fungi play an outsized role in helping plants survive stresses like drought and extreme temperatures, which could …
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Climate change affects soil health
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2/4/2020 8:19:59 AM -

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-02-climate-affects-soil-health.html

by University of Bonn

Climate change is affecting the health of agricultural soils. Increased heat and drought make life easy for the pathogenic fungus Pythium ultimum. As an …

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Five ways CRISPR plants can combat climate change
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1/10/2020 8:43:21 AM -

Genetic Literacy Project

Jenna Gallegos | Cornell Alliance for Science |  Plants occupy a unique nexus when it comes to climate change. On the one hand, they can help prevent climate change by capturing carbon. On the other, the …
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Plants and fungi together could slow climate change
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11/9/2019 8:10:37 AM -

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-11-fungi-climate.html

by International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering …

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Species Moving in Response to Climate Change, but Many Have Nowhere to Go
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11/5/2019 8:10:05 AM -

SciTechDaily https://scitechdaily.com/species-moving-in-response-to-climate-change-but-many-have-nowhere-to-go/

By UNIVERSITY OF YORK NOVEMBER 3, 2019 There’s no place like home: Many insects moving north in response to climate change find …

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British insects migrating north at rate of 100 feet a day due to climate change
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10/24/2019 5:49:23 AM -

The LondonEconomic  https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/british-insects-migrating-north-at-rate-of-100-feet-a-day-due-to-climate-change/22/10/?doing_wp_cron=1571858373.2349081039428710937500

They are marching, flying and hopping in their …

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Climate change is causing tropical moths to shrink in size
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10/16/2019 8:47:03 AM -

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-10-climate-tropical-moths-size.html by Julie Gatenby, University of York Researchers have discovered the first evidence of tropical insects shrinking in size in their bid to survive rising temperatures. …

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