Science news articles about 'warm dry summers'

... places with cold wet winters and warm dry summers. "These are perfect conditions for growing wine, ... Dr. Kearney said. "In one way it is obvious why dry conditions are bad for frogs – they lose too ...

... and program director for Environmental and Occupational Health at Louisiana State University. Dr. Diaz explains that warm, dry summers followed by heavy rain causes mosquitoes to ...

... 's California program and the leader of the global assessment. Mediterranean climates – characterized by warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters – are extremely rare, found on only 2% of the Earth's ...

... rates decrease at night. Commercial apple growers in southern regions can be challenged by warm, dry summers that are not favorable to apple fruit color development; these warmer climates can have a ...