Studying Forest Fires Through Ancient Tree Ring Data
May 17, 2012
Today’s mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests an unprecedented study that examined 1,500 years of ancient tree ring and fire data from two distinct climate periods. Study co-author and fire anthropologist Christopher I. Roos, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, describes the research and its implications. credit: SMU
Topics:
Environment, Dendrology, Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Ecological succession, Dendrochronology, Climate, Forestry, Forest, Wildfire, Occupational safety and health, Southern Methodist University, DALLAS
