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Yet, there probably were worse draughts within past 200 years. Tree rings and river bed markings can easily prove this. `On Record` is a little deceiving.
by aaa_aaa 4y ago
Yet, there probably were worse draughts within past 200 years. Tree rings and river bed markings can easily prove this. `On Record` is a little deceiving.
- Fiahil 4y ago"Good news", with the number of 200 or 300 years old trees that are currently dying, we will be able to check all records when we'll have them cut down.
- aaa_aaa 4y agoTwo things, - There are many research available that used tree rings to determine past draughts. And yes there were much worse and prolonging ones. Some research goes as far back as a millennia. - Yo do not need to kill a tree to get ring information. A drill is sufficient.
- mjoin 4y agoRefs to actual peer reviewed many articles please
- aaa_aaa 4y agoSearch for `tree ring XXXX`, `historical droughts` etc. This may be useful too http://drought.memphis.edu/OWDA/ http://drought.memphis.edu/OWDA/ paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1500561 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1500561