Berkeley lab scientists search Amazon for clues to impacts of climate change, drought
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 02:50
in Earth & Climate
For several days at a time each week, Lawrence Berkeley lab scientist Kolby Jardine rambles along slippery, oft-muddy roads for miles into the heart of the Central Amazon, braving jaguars and snakes to study more than 500 species of trees. His goal is to assess the impact of climate change in some of the most lush, diverse and undisturbed jungle on the planet, and perhaps gain a better understanding of California's drought.