And when compared with a 1000 - year reconstruction of past droughts based on more than 1800 tree - ring chronologies collected across the continent, droughts forecast by nearly every one of those models are «unprecedented,» even if CO2 emissions are dramatically reduced, researchers say. (sciencemag.org)
UNLV researchers are using these stalagmites to better understand past droughts in the Desert Southwest and what can be done to prepare for them in the future. (unlv.edu)
«Having this record is a great resource for trying to understand past droughts in the region.» (sciencenews.org)