Global wind currents have shaped the genetic diversity of our planet's forests and could either help or hinder tree populations in the race to adapt to a changing climate Berkeley -- Forests' ability ...

Climate change is disturbing wind patterns across the globe in dramatic ways. And when combined with land-use change and desertification, these changes are spawning immense sand and dust storms that ...

Discusses desert biomes, highlighting their unique characteristics, such as extreme temperatures, lack of water, and diverse adaptations of plants and animals. It explains how deserts are formed by ...

The region of Earth receiving the Sun's direct rays is the equator. Here the air is heated and then rises, leaving low pressure areas behind. Moving to about thirty degrees north and south of the ...

Forests' ability to adapt to the disruptions wrought by climate change may depend, in part, on the eddies and swirls of global wind currents, suggests a new study. The study compared global wind ...