Tag: droughts
What are the flash droughts that scientists fear?
In the summer of 2012, a worst-time flash drought in the central United States caused the corn crop to wilt. Result: more than 35 billion dollars lost. And researchers are…
What are flash droughts that threaten agriculture?
In the summer of 2012, a worst-time flash drought in the central United States caused the corn crop to wilt. Result: more than 35 billion dollars lost. And researchers are…
Dreaded flash droughts are becoming more frequent
In the summer of 2012, a worst-time flash drought in the central United States caused the corn crop to wilt. Result: more than 35 billion dollars lost. And researchers are…
Lessons from the Mayans for surviving droughts
What if the Mayan civilization had not finally collapsed under the impact of repeated droughts? This is the question researchers are asking today. They discovered that the Mayans cultivated many…