Since the 1970s the locations where tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) reach their maximum intensities have shifted toward both poles at a rate of about 35 miles per decade. David Biello reports

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Folge vom 14.05.2014Hurricanes Move Away from Equator with Expanding Tropics
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Folge vom 05.05.2014Bumper Corn Looks Dicey in DroughtCorn plants bred to be planted very close together thrive in good weather but appear to be particularly vulnerable to the droughts predicted in the coming decades. Cynthia Graber reports
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Folge vom 20.04.2014Biodiversity Survives Extinctions for NowA meta-analysis of ecosystems finds that species losses in any given place do not yet translate to large changes in the number of different species in that place. David Biello reports
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Folge vom 06.04.2014Earthquake Deflection Takes a Tiny StepBuilding on light-cloaking work, physicists took a small step toward the goal of shielding cities from earthquakes by deflecting incoming energy. David Biello reports