Tree-ring samples taken by Paulo Quadri, who earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from UC Santa Cruz, were included in the study. (Photo by Luz A. de Wit) The top-line findings of a massive ...

HERE. YOU KNOW, MANY OF THESE TREES HERE. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT, THEY’RE DEHYDRATED. SO THIS ONE, LUCKILY, IT’S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS WHEN YOU GET TO THESE ...

PARTS OF OUR CITY. WHILE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS SCORCHING ALL ACROSS OUR AREA, IT CAN BE MORE THAN TEN DEGREES HOTTER IN PARTS OF THE METRO. THE CITY IS KNOWN AS AN URBAN HEAT ISLAND, BUT METRO ...