Scientists studying tree rings in northern Norway have linked ‘blue’ rings, caused by cold summers, to volcanic eruptions ...

Scientists studying pine trees and juniper shrubs in northern Scandinavia are revealing the weather of the past by looking at ...

Blue growth rings in woody plant stems indicate years when cells failed to lignify properly due to summers that were too cold ...

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Researchers suspect volcanic eruptions in Central and South America may have led to cold summers in Norway between 1877 and ...

When the going gets cold, even tough trees struggle with growing. Trees need a certain number of warm days in their growing seasons to grow properly ...

In Norway, scientists have found blue rings in trees that hint at how volcanic eruptions disrupted growth throughout history.

These rings are not just a visual anomaly but serve as natural archives of past cold summers. Researchers studying samples ...

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