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Read article: Ancient water-saving can help modern Peru Water Research update Ancient water-saving can help modern Peru Ancient water-saving methods may help Lima, Peru’s capital, through its water crisis, caused by climate change and population growth
Read article: Biochar could boost US crops Agriculture Research update Biochar could boost US crops Charcoal made from plant remains improves soil and offers gains in yield
Read article: Climate impact of aircraft contrails could treble by mid-century Climate Research update Climate impact of aircraft contrails could treble by mid-century Lowering soot emissions from jet engines could help reduce cloud formation
Read article: Ice-free Greenland possible in 1000 years Climate Research update Ice-free Greenland possible in 1000 years Look far enough ahead and in a millennium an ice-free Greenland is a possibility, scientists say. Sea levels too will be a lot higher by then
Read article: Long vehicle-lifetimes would exacerbate rollback of CAFE fuel-efficiency standards Environmental policy Research update Long vehicle-lifetimes would exacerbate rollback of CAFE fuel-efficiency standards US plans to relax rules could bring extra 2.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions
Read article: Farmers must change to feed world up to 2050 Agriculture Research update Farmers must change to feed world up to 2050 Massive investment in adaptation needed to keep crop supplies adequate as climate changes
Read article: Post-Soviet food system changes led to greenhouse gas reductions Climate Research update Post-Soviet food system changes led to greenhouse gas reductions Collapse in livestock sector brought widespread agricultural abandonment
Read article: Very heavy rain bouts are on the way Climate Research update Very heavy rain bouts are on the way Here is the long-term forecast. Rain will become more torrential, flash floods more frequent. Very heavy rain is a simple response to global temperatures
Read article: Farmers adapting for ‘weather variability’ not climate change Agriculture Research update Farmers adapting for ‘weather variability’ not climate change Advisers working with farms on disaster and crop loss issues often less likely to believe in anthropogenic global warming