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Study: Lack of humidity, not rainfall, bigger problem for trees

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The study found that atmospheric aridity, or dry air, was far more determinantal to the health of Douglas firs than a lack of rainfall. Continue reading…

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New finding: Lack of humidity, not rainfall, is bigger problem for trees

From “Firmageddon” to Western red cedars, drought has been implicated in the death of multiple tree species across the Northwest. Yet, how exactly drought is stressing and killing the region’s trees has remained something of a scientific mystery.

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Missoula Current

Study: Lack of humidity, not rainfall, bigger problem for trees

The study found that atmospheric aridity, or dry air, was far more determinantal to the health of Douglas firs than a lack of rainfall. Continue reading…

1 year ago

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