Sentences with phrase «grown near the equator»

Most coffee is grown near the equator, but increasing temperatures, new pests, droughts, and intensive rainfall are taking their toll on the crop.

If we ever attempt to change the climate of Mars, the trees of Pico de Orizaba can tell us how much we'd have to warm Mars in order to have trees growing near its equator.»

Unlike raw sugar which comes from sugar cane grown near the equator, HFCS comes from corn, which is readily available and abundant in the US.

Not exact matches

The map reveals that tropical rainforests near the equator are actively sucking up carbon, while the Corn Belt in the eastern United States, near the end of its growing season, is also a sink.

Using data from 10 satellites, Christopher M. Cox of Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services (ITSS) and Benjamin F. Cho of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center determined that the gravitational forces near the equator have grown since 1998.

With temperate - zone countries seeing possible agricultural benefits through 2050 under the 2007 assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, even as conditions grow tougher near the Equator, how much does self - interest trump broader responsibilities?