This Year's Snow Drought is Etching Itself Into Utah Forest History

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This Year's Snow Drought is Etching Itself Into Utah Forest History

Without a winter snowpack to convert into spring runoff, trees will shift into very low gear, growing little and leaving narrow bands in their tree-ring records. In really bad years there is no growth, and no ring, at all.

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This Year's Snow Drought is Etching Itself Into Utah Forest History

Trees in the West are remarkably flexible, but even so, this year's snow drought is going to leave a mark.

Utah State Today (www.usu.edu)