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Tree Rings, Droughts and Volcanic Eruptions
March 28, 2012 | New York Times Blog

Droughts and Volcanic eruptions are both reflected in the tree rings of Guatemala. Read a series of blog posts by Kevin Anchukaitis, an assistant research professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.


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