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Tracking drought patterns via the jet stream using tree rings

Tracking drought patterns via the jet stream using tree rings

Update: 2025-11-10
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Scientists are learning about the current drought in the Southwest by studying climate change in the past. University of Arizona researcher Ellie Broadman discusses drought evidence found in tree rings that show what happened in the jet stream before man-made global warming took place. Ellie Broadman spoke with Tim Swindle, professor emeritus in Planetary Science at the University of Arizona.
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Tracking drought patterns via the jet stream using tree rings

Tracking drought patterns via the jet stream using tree rings