August 8, 2022
This month, there has been a lot of buzz online surrounding UConn research at the Hydroclimatology and Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions Lab overseen by Professor Guiling Wang. In particular, the topic of interest surrounds findings on plants' chemical markers to help forecast flash droughts far in advance.
Characterized by its rapid acceleration due to low rainfall and high temperatures, a flash drought is a subset of the already devastating natural disaster.