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Using tree-ring data from more than 1,000 forest populations, researchers developed a model of the relationship between aridity and tree growth. They found that southwestern trees are extremely sensitive to drought and warmth, and are primed for outbreaks of disease and wildfires.

Image: Dan Griffin, University of Arizona.

Citation: "Forest responses to increasing aridity and warmth in the southwestern United States." By A. Park Williams, Craig D. Allen, Constance I. Millar, Thomas W. Swetnam, Joel Michaelsen, Christopher J. Still, Steven W. Leavitt. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 107 No. 50, December 14, 2010.

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