Study of past climate change in Pacific Northwest lakes may presage future drought
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —Sorting through oxygen isotopes in muddy sediment at the bottom of 10 Pacific Northwest lakes has led a research team including University of Pittsburgh scientists to conclude that droughts in that region match natural regional warming for various periods over the past 2,000 years.