Phenology

2012 NASA Student Airborne Research Program

7 Feb 2012

2012 NASA Student Airborne Research Program

Kenya: Drought Puts Traditional Weather Forecasters On the Defensive

6 Feb 2012

[AlertNet] Nomadic communities living off the dry terrain of northern Kenya have relied for generations on the powers of village elders to predict the weather. But the divinations of traditional forecasters were confounded by an unexpectedly severe drought in 2011, threatening herders' livelihoods.

Research could be key to greater avocado yields

4 Feb 2012

A BETTER understanding of phosphonate fungicide use in avocado could improve crop yields and the business bottom line for northern producers, according to a new project.