Compound Weather And Climate Events In 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00657-y <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #global #extremeweather #climate #climatechange #highimpact #compoundevents #spatiallycompounding #water #hydrology #SouthernAfrica #HurricaneHelene #heatwave #drought #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #marine #ocean #ecosystems #humanimpacts #naturaldisaster #naturalhazards #infrastructure #costs #economics #society #USA #Nepal #China #Australia #soil #rainfall #precipitation #storms #UK #damage #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #multivariate #monitoring #remotesensing #earthobservation #dynamics #mitigation #planning #watersecurity #foodsecurity #agriculture #crops #impacts

Indonesia Plans World’s Largest Deforestation Project for Production of Bioethanol Fuel and Food Crops https://www.ecowatch.com/indonesia-deforestation-bioethanol-agriculture.html

"Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. They suffuse our #air, our #soil, the #food we eat and the #water we drink. They’re being detected everywhere, from Antarctic sea ice to human brains. A new #study published reveals how #microplastics hinder #photosynthesis across a wide range of plant species—including crucial food #crops." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/microplastic-pollution-is-messing-with-photosynthesis-in-plants/

Crops under threat as surprise March heat wave hits Central Asia: study https://phys.org/news/2025-04-crops-threat-central-asia.html

Transcription factor bHLH25 plays a dual role in #plant defense.
Oxidized, it boosts #lignin production to strengthen #cell walls against #pathogens.
Non-oxidized, it activates #phytoalexins to inhibit pathogen growth.
Together, these functions may help us create disease-resistant #crops without yield loss.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13878
@wileyplantsci
#PlantSci #JIPB #botany

Agriculture accounts for 7.1% of Peru's GDP and 25.7% of employment. Agriculture has traditionally played an important role in the Peruvian economy and is the second major source of export earnings for the country after the sale of minerals.

https://globaltribune.net/current-state-and-prospects-for-agriculture-in-peru

So #ElonMusk went after a depository of carefully preserved #seeds and #plants and fired the #scientists who look after them, putting at risk one of the world's sources of #genetic #diversity for #crops.
And this #NYT article complains only about the #danger for Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&smid=nytcore-android-share

#capitalism #techbros #oligarchy #doge #fascism #stupidity #science #food

NASA’s New Satellite Could Change the Way We Farm Forever
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https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-new-satellite-could-change-the-way-we-farm-forever/ <-- shared technical article
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https://nisar.jpl.nasa.gov/ <-- shared NISCAR page
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https://youtu.be/ONHTazfGoiM?si=y2n0abh5B4UBAyuW <-- shared overview video
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Precision Agriculture at Scale | Mapping Crops with Advanced Radar | Cutting-Edge Techniques for Crop Identification | Enhancing Crop Forecasts with NISAR Data | Tracking Soil Moisture for Smarter Farming
#GIS #spatial #mapping #farming #agriculture #farmingintelligence #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #fedscience #satellite #earthobservation #remotesensing #policy #planning #management #efficiency #radar #planting #irrigation #waterresources #tools #resources #economics #costs #moisture #crops #AI #machinelearning #water #hydrology #NISAR
@nasa | @ISRO | @JPL

Small Is The New Great! How to fight against the sludge of 2025 - and how the tiniest things can change the world. I would be happy if you can find some hope in my new blogpost: https://steadyhq.com/en/naturematchcuts/posts/025f4904-2364-4711-8907-f7e55841993f

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EU countries back compomise on new gene-editing rules for #crops: Currently, these technologies are subject to the EU’s strict GMO regulation, making their commercialisation in the bloc nearly impossible. https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-countries-back-compomise-on-new-gene-editing-rules-for-crops/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

Are neonics critical to all crops? Research says no https://usrtk.org/bees-neonics/are-neonics-critical-to-all-crops-research-says-no/

Climate Change Threatens Earth’s Major Crops, Study Finds https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-change-crops-food-security.html

Exclusive: #ArmyCorps knew #Trump order would waste #California #water, memo shows

The #ArmyCorpsOfEngineers colonel responsible for releasing #reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #science #wildfires #drought #agriculture #farms #crops #DrinkingWater #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/07/trump-water-release-california-fires/

#Butterflies in the #US are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
Butterflies are rapidly fluttering out of existence from coast to coast at a rate that scientists worry could upend #ecosystems & undercut #pollination that sustains America’s #crops.
The total number of butterflies in the contiguous US has declined 22% over a 20yr period, as shrinking #habitat, rising #temperatures & a #toxic array of #pesticides kill off the delicate insects.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw1633

#Solanum #pan-genome for crucial #crops paves the way for better #breeding.

#agriculture #food_security

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-solanum-pan-genome-crucial-crops.html

World's critical food crops at imminent risk from rising temperatures https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250304114055.htm

Discovery of common 'weapon' used by #disease-causing #fungi could help engineer more resilient #food #crops.

#NUDIX_hydrolase #rice #food_security #agriculture #Magnaporthe #phosphate #sensing #signalling

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-discovery-common-weapon-disease-fungi.html