climate change

A test field of sorghum outside Manhattan, Kan., planted by Kansas State University.

Heat, Drought Draw Farmers Back To Sorghum, The 'Camel Of Crops'

9:07pm October 31, 2013

by Dan Charles

Consumers in search of novelty are turning to once-obscure grains like quinoa, spelt and sorghum. But sorghum's great virtue for farmers is the fact that it can thrive with so little water.

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Environment

Is Climate Change the Global Challenge for Our Generation?

7:00am September 26, 2013

Every few generations, a challenge arises for leaders around the world.

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Environment

Climate Scientists Offer Ways Global Warming Can Be Controlled

7:00am September 24, 2013

Climate scientists paint a grim picture of life on earth in just a few generations given the steady march of global warming.

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Environment

Tropical Scientists Fear Climate Change Will Cause Loss of Species in Amazon Rainforest

7:00am September 19, 2013

The impact of global warming on the Arctic poles is well documented and easy to see. But scientists are just now beginning to understand the impact of rising temperatures on tropical forests

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Environment

Biologists Studying Climate Change in Peru Discover Trees on the Move

7:00am September 17, 2013

Manu National Park in southern Peru is known as the most biologically diverse place on earth.

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Crew members unload a catch of sockeye salmon at Craig, Alaska, in 2005. Researchers say fish are being found in new areas because of changing ocean temperatures.

Go Fish (Somewhere Else): Warming Oceans Are Altering Catches

7:39pm May 15, 2013

by Richard Harris

Fish are moving away from the equator and toward the poles to maintain their preferred water temperature. That means, for example, that fishermen are seeing swordfish normally found in the Mediterranean swimming near Denmark. But in the tropics, there are no fish to replace the ones that are leaving.

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