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TVA Uses Tree Rings To Predict Drought

Tennessee Valley Authority and the University of Tennessee Knoxville are conducting a field study to collect tree ring data to help predict drought conditions. WUTC's Will Davis goes to Little Cedar Mountain and talks with Curtis Jawdy, Laura Smith, and Suzanne Fisher.

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