Emerging technologies can be harnessed to use the strengths of hot, humid coastal deserts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to grow food and other crops.
Desert Greenhouses Offer Growth Opportunities
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Air Pollution Drives Residential Electricity Demand
A study conducted by Associate Professor Alberto Salvo from NUS Economics revealed that households respond to ambient air pollution by increasing electricity consumption, which in turn increases the carbon emissions that are co-produced in supplying the electricity.
Global Warming Is Changing Our Plant Communities
In a comprehensive study of nearly 20,000 species, University research shows that plant communities are shifting to include more heat-loving species as a result of climate change.
New Research Reveals Effect of Global Warming on Greenland Ice Melt and Consequences for 21st Century Sea Level Rise
New analysis of almost 30 years’ worth of scientific data on the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet predicts global sea level rise of at least 10 centimetres by the end of the 21st Century if global warming trends continue.
NASA Looks at Water Vapor in Remnants of Tropical Depression 10E
Tropical Depression 10E weakened to a remnant low-pressure area in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting 'Dent' in Earth’s Magnetic Field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
