In 2023, the U.S. experienced a record 25 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters — three more than the previous record, set in 2020.
A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Hit the U.S. in 2023
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Scientists Might be Using a Flawed Strategy to Predict How Species Will Fare Under Climate Change
As the world heats up and the climate shifts, life will migrate, adapt or go extinct. For decades, scientists have deployed a specific method to predict how a species will fare during this time of great change.
New Pilot App Supports Missouri Farmers’ Participation in Climate-Smart Agriculture Programs
Missouri is home to 95,000 farms — the second highest number of farms per state in the country.
Genetic Diversity of Wild North American Grapes Mapped
Wild North American grapes are now less of a mystery after an international team of researchers led by the University of California, Davis, decoded and catalogued the genetic diversity of nine species of this valuable wine crop.
Pacific Northwest Snowpack Endangered by Increasing Heatwaves
Even in the precipitation-heavy Pacific Northwest, more frequent heatwaves are threatening a key source of water supply.
Genetic Sequencing Uncovers Unexpected Source of Pathogens in Floodwaters
Researchers report in the journal Geohealth that local rivers and streams were the source of the Salmonella enterica contamination along coastal North Carolina after Hurricane Florence in 2018 – not the previously suspected high number of pig farms in the region.
