Opposite: Cross section of a tree stem showing annual growth rings. Above: Labels indicate marker years used to align and date individual rings. Read more about fire research on p. 13. GXULQJ WKH ODWH VXPPHU WKH KRWWHVW DQG GULHVW SDUW RI WKH \HDU 7KH UHFRQVWUXFWLRQ DOVR RŃHUV D GLŃHUHQW SLFWXUH RI ZKDW WKH 0F'RQDOG 'XQQ RQFH ORRNHG OLNH )UHTXHQW ,QGLJHQRXV EXUQLQJ OLNHO\ PDLQWDLQHG D PRUH RSHQ ODQGVFDSH ZLWK ODUJHU H[SDQVHV RI RDN DQG SLQH DQG IHZHU GHQVH 'RXJODV ńU VWDQGV WKDQ DUH FRPPRQ WRGD\ )LUH VFDUV EHFRPH GUDPDWLFDOO\ OHVV FRPPRQ LQ WKH PLG V FRLQFLGLQJ ZLWK GLVHDVH HSLGHPLFV VHWWOHU FRORQL]DWLRQ GLVSODFHPHQW DQG IRUFHG UHPRYDO RI ,QGLJHQRXV SHRSOHV WR UHVHUYDWLRQV 7KH IUHTXHQW ńUHV UHFRUGHG IRU FHQWXULHV ODUJHO\ GLVDSSHDUHG DIWHU PDUNLQJ D SURIRXQG VKLIW LQ ERWK WKH HFRORJLFDO DQG FXOWXUDO KLVWRU\ RI WKH ODQGVFDSH 7KURXJKRXW WKH SURMHFW UHVHDUFKHUV VKDUHG ńQGLQJV DQG HQJDJHG ZLWK WKH &RQIHGHUDWHG 7ULEHV RI *UDQG 5RQGH ZKRVH DQFHVWUDO KRPHODQGV LQFOXGH WKH VWXG\ DUHD ZKLOH DOVR EHJLQQLQJ FRQYHUVDWLRQV ZLWK WKH &RQIHGHUDWHG 7ULEHV RI 6LOHW] ,QGLDQV ù7KLV ZRUN LV QRW MXVW DERXW FRQVWUXFWLQJ D UHFRUG RI ńUH IURP WUHH ULQJV ú 'UDNH VDLG ù,W÷V DOVR DERXW XQUDYHOLQJ WKH SDWWHUQ RI FRORQLDOLVP ú 7KH SURMHFW KDV LPSOLFDWLRQV EH\RQG XQGHUVWDQGLQJ KLVWRULFDO ńUH SDWWHUQV %\ XQFRYHULQJ WUHH ULQJ HYLGHQFH WKDW GRFXPHQWV UHODWLRQVKLSV DPRQJ SHRSOH ńUH DQG IRUHVWV WKH UHVHDUFK KHOSV LQIRUP IRUHVW UHVWRUDWLRQ DQG WKH UHWXUQ RI EHQHńFLDO ńUH WR WKH ODQGVFDSH 9 FOCUS - FALL 2026
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTcxMjMwNg==