Researchers use tree ring records to help reconstruct hydroclimate patterns and isolate drivers of drought.
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Buried Tree Stumps Show Shoreline Shifts of the Outer Banks
Storms are unburying centuries-old stumps on North Carolina’s barrier islands. Researchers hope these long-gone forests can help land managers plan for the future.
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Ancient Pines Could Reveal the Heat of Thousands of Past Seasons
A novel 3D CT scan approach unlocks temperature records preserved in the gnarled wood of bristlecone pines.
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Cosmic Rays Shed Light on Stone Age Timelines
Signatures of a long-ago solar storm, recorded in tree rings, helped researchers date a 7,400-year-old settlement in northern Greece.
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A Strong Quake (or Two) Rattled Puget Sound 1,100 Years Ago
Tree rings hint that two neighboring faults ruptured within 6 months of each other and suggest that the maximum magnitude of quakes around Puget Sound could exceed previous estimates.
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Tree Rings Hint at the Fall of the Hittite Empire
The Bronze Age civilization adapted to changes in climate but suffered during a prolonged crisis.
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In the Pacific Northwest, 2021 Was the Hottest Year in a Millennium
A 1,000-year temperature record shows unprecedented warming in the Pacific Northwest, and new modeling predicts the likelihood of future heat waves in the decades to come.
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Dating the World’s Tallest Trees
Scientists analyzed more than 1.2 million trees to assemble chronologies of annually dated rings, which will inform fields ranging from climate science to seismology.
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Tree Ring Width Predicted by Machine Learning
When predicting a tree’s annual growth, consider the whole weather system and not just the sum of its parts.
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Finding Climate History in the Rafters of New York City Buildings
When renovating in the Big Apple, you might acquire a several-hundred-year-old climate database along with your new kitchen and bath.