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Researchers compared the shipwreck history to tree ring data from slash pines to piece together the hurricane history over past centuries. Grant Harley

March 9, 2016

Shipwreck records and tree rings unveil Caribbean hurricane history – and clues to the future

Valerie Trouet, University of Arizona; Grant Harley, The University of Southern Mississippi, and Marta Domínguez Delmás, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree ring data.

Comparison of Sierra Nevada snowpack in 2015 v 2010. NASA/MODIS

September 14, 2015

The 2015 Sierra Nevada snowpack is at a 500‑year record low

Valerie Trouet, University of Arizona and Soumaya Belmecheri, University of Arizona

According to scientists, tree-ring analysis shows that California drought is the worst it has been in 500 years.The study underscores the severity of current drought and the challenges of future water management in the state.

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