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Coronal mass ejections leave a geological record on Earth—an elevated level of a radioactive carbon isotope that appears in tree rings and ice cores.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
These atoms are archived in tree rings and glacial ice.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Cataclysmic Effects Miyake events happen when the sun's electromagnetic field weakens, allowing plasma from the sun's surface to escape into space, ultimately leaving radiocarbon in tree rings.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Like tree rings, they can be used to infer developmental speeds and timing.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
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“Tree ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20ring. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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