2007Oct9: Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines have discovered a flood resistant gene in rice. This discovery might enable flood-prone countries to have more stable food supplies (NPR, 2007).
Reference: NPR. 2007. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15032263
Image Description: A worker removes rice seedlings in Kratie, Cambodia. Photo by Oliver Spalt, 2002Aug. Image Location: Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Rice_02.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
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This post is tagged 2000s Climate Change Events, 21st Century and Climate Change, Agriculture and Climate Change, Asia and Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptations, Climate Change Research, Climate Change Responses, Flooding, Food Supply and Climate Change, Philippines and Climate Change, Precipitation, Weather Extremes
