In the early 20th century, as the United States developed the West, the federal government built hundreds of hydroelectric dams on major rivers in the region. These dams have destroyed riverine ecosystems and flooded indigenous land, but have also provided an affordable and abundant source of renewable energy for tens of millions of people. Hydroelectricity … Read more
Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida nearly a year ago and the region hasn’t been the same since. And the impacts extend beyond the obvious human tolls as the storm likely drove dozens of invasive species into new areas of southwest Florida, according to a United State Geological Survey, or USGS, report released last week. So, … Read more
image: While current corn hybrids are more resistant to moderate heat stress than older hybrids, they show lower tolerance to severe heat stress that is expected to become more common due to climate change. visualization Moreover Credit: Taylor Siebert, Unsplash (CC0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) The ability of crops to withstand heat is critical to our food system’s … Read more
