University of Nevada, Reno Professor Emeritus Scott Mensing and a research colleague collect core samples at a wet meadow site in Nevada to study megadroughts. Core samples from wet meadows sites across Nevada showed a consistent period where no new sediment was laid down, indicating significant and lasting drought across the region.
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Centuries-long drought in the Great Basin could be recurring pattern

Nevada has a history of periodically locking into centuries-long droughts, new research led by the University of Nevada, Reno, shows.

• By by Mike Wolterbeek | University of Nevada, Reno
• January 24, 2023