SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— A new study that counted tree rings shows California's drought is the worst in 1,200 years. The scientific study published by the Journal of the American Geophysical union looked ...
There are a couple of things to consider before scientists survey trees. First, they must find a site where humans haven’t affected the area with logging or other research. Then they pick a group of ...
AnsThis fall, I had three somewhat decrepit ash trees cut down. A friend with a chainsaw cut a cross section so I could count the rings. How far out do the countable rings go? Do I count the rings in ...
The summer of 2021 was the Northwest’s hottest in at least 1,000 years, according to a new study of some very old trees. In June 2021, Karen Heeter was living in a two-story brick apartment building ...