In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from the consequences of climate change, it will “drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems.”
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Working With Mountain Communities Could Help Water Systems Adapt to Climate
Imperial scientists have shared how working directly with mountain communities could drive adaptation to the loss of their main water sources.
Wheat Prices Up Amid War, Expanding Drought
Wheat prices are high, and weather and market factors could make the crop an attractive option for Texas growers coming out of a severe drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Surface Melting of Glass
In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees.
Fire in the Amazon is Associated More with Agricultural Burning and Deforestation Than With Drought
A Brazilian study shows that the number of fires detected in the entire Amazon region between 2003 and 2020 was influenced more by uncontrolled human use of fire than by drought.
The Paris Agreement – Better Measurement Methods Needed
The Paris Agreement says that we should reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to limit the rise in global temperature to 2 degrees Celsius.


