Tree rings tell tale of drought in Mongolia over the last 2,000 years
The data could help in predicting future dry spells
By
Dan Garisto
10:26am, March 19, 2018
A new analysis is shedding light on drought in Mongolia, both past and future.
By studying the rings of semifossilized trees, researchers constructed a climate history for the semiarid Asian nation spanning the last 2,060 years — going 1,000 years further back than previous studies.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tree-rings-drought-mongolia-climate-change?mode=topic&context=60
