Tree Ring Data Helps Reconstruct Drought, Rainfall in Driftless Area
September 04, 2018
September 04, 2018
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Sept. 4 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news:
Over recent decades, an increase in extreme hydrological events due to changing climate has exposed Platteville and the Driftless Area of Southwest Wisconsin to extreme droughts and rainy periods. These periods of drought and rainfall have impacted farmers, businesses, public health officials, municipalities and resource managers.
This summer, Tia Federman, a senior geo . . .
Over recent decades, an increase in extreme hydrological events due to changing climate has exposed Platteville and the Driftless Area of Southwest Wisconsin to extreme droughts and rainy periods. These periods of drought and rainfall have impacted farmers, businesses, public health officials, municipalities and resource managers.
This summer, Tia Federman, a senior geo . . .