Posts Tagged ‘irrigation’
Salty water threatens Morocco’s oases farms
DUKE (US) — Efforts to divert water from mountains in Morocco to irrigate oases farms have dramatically increased the natural saltiness of groundwater. Continue…
Monday, April 8, 2013 11:43 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Jan 22, 2013 11:40 - 1 Comment
Hot days threaten corn crop yields
U. LEEDS (UK) — Fertilizers and improved irrigation have increased corn production, but soaring temperatures could soon offset those recent gains. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2013 17:35 - 2 Comments
Buried films keep thirsty plants growing
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — New water-saving membranes increased corn and vegetable production on test farms, despite drought conditions. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 12, 2012 16:52 - 2 Comments
Water may dwindle as snowpack depletes
STANFORD (US) — Snowpack, an essential source of drinking water and agricultural irrigation for billions of people, could shrink significantly within the next 30 years, say scientists. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 24, 2012 12:18 - 7 Comments
Force flood turned farmland to mud
U. ILLINOIS (US) — When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees established over 80 years prior was put in motion. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2011 11:58 - 3 Comments
Small-scale irrigation: ‘Ladder out of poverty’
STANFORD (US) — Investments in small-scale irrigation and geophysical mapping will help relieve food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 23, 2011 15:44 - 0 Comments
Mummies solve parasite plague mystery
EMORY (US) — Life on the Nile 1,500 years ago may have contributed to the spread of a plague that is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases today, infecting 200 million people. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2010 12:10 - 0 Comments
From space, keep tabs on groundwater
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have found a way to use satellites to see past crops and check water systems underground for signs of overuse. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 2, 2010 13:30 - 1 Comment
Irrigation threatens drinking water in Asia
STANFORD (US)—In Bangladesh, where an estimated 60 million people are exposed to unsafe arsenic levels in their drinking water, irrigation practices that tap deep aquifers could compromise access to clean drinking water across the country, according to a report in a recent issue of the journal Science. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 23, 2010 11:05 - 0 Comments
Roots key to second Green Revolution
PENN STATE (US)—Root systems are the basis of the second Green Revolution, and the focus on beans and corn that thrive in poor growing conditions will help some of the world’s poorest farmers, according to a Penn State plant scientist. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 2, 2010 23:30 - 5 Comments
California’s troubled waters
UC IRVINE (US)—Space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California’s primary agricultural region—the Central Valley—and its major mountain water source—the Sierra Nevada—have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir. (more…)
