SCIENCE IN THE NEWS WEEKLY
Environment: Clouds, Water and Emigrating Fish
Scientists are hoping to learn how clouds over the Pacific, some of which are as large as the United States, affect global climate and weather systems. The monthlong study will involve more than 200 experts from 10 countries.
In other environmental news, the New York Times looked at the different methods researchers are pursuing to develop drought-resistant crops. "Scientists at many of the biggest agricultural companies are busy tweaking plant genes in search of the winning formula."
Speaking of water, construction began last week on a $172-million reservoir in California that will store water from the Colorado River. It will provide more water for coastal Southern California, southern Nevada and central Arizona, but Mexico will get less.
Warming waters are apparently pushing Alaskan pollock so far north that they are becoming Russian pollock. The fish are swimming across an international boundary in search of food and setting off what could become a geopolitical dispute.
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