Welcome to the environmentalresearchweb newswire. This week we bring you details of the Arctic river ice that's becoming less reliable, a rise in the amount of land growing crops for export, how local knowledge can minimize the impact of offshore wind farms, and more. Simply click on the headlines below to read the full stories.

Crops might be hotter than weather stations show
11 Jun, 2014
Irrigation could help prevent heat stress and yield drop in crops like wheat and rye

Clear winter skies help summer sea ice stay
10 Jun, 2014
Did lack of cloud lead to 2013 recovery in extent of Arctic summer sea ice?

Environmental research round-up
9 Jun, 2014
Highlights from Environmental Research Letters (ERL), including boosting Australian crop yields, estimating oil spill impact in the Gulf of St Lawrence, ancient organic carbon in Alaskan glaciers, forest response to warming, and boreal peatlands.

Big waves cause trouble for sea ice
6 Jun, 2014
Finding could improve climate models of sea ice in Arctic and Antarctic

UK summer flash floods to become more frequent, study shows
5 Jun, 2014
Met Office and Newcastle University study is first to draw direct link between climate change and rise in summer downpours (from the Guardian)