Category: Climate Change

Withering Crops: The Stress Limits of Plants as Climate Changes (6:00)

Scientists are studying the stress limits of plants as climate change is changing the stability of photosynthesis in particular. A decreased amount of grain crops, which provide a significant amount of the world’s food supply, means dire consequences for world hunger….Continue Reading Withering Crops: The Stress Limits of Plants as Climate Changes (6:00)

Melting Glaciers on Mt. Kilamanjaro (7:00)

The glaciers of Africa’s tallest and most iconic mountain, Mt. Kilamanjaro, are shrinking. And this mountain is by no means the only one. Scientists believe that the disappearing glaciers are no coincidence but instead another result of global warming. Source: National Science Foundation…Continue Reading Melting Glaciers on Mt. Kilamanjaro (7:00)