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All right, what are we talking about today?

Ooh, it's a good one, it's a really good one.

Okay, so I had the opportunity to sit down

with Dr. Valerie Truay.

She is a dendro climatologist.

That means that she studies the rings in trees to understand the climate of the past, and also how it influences you know ecosystems and

human history. She is an associate professor in the laboratory of tree ring

research at the University of Arizona. in the written in rings. Oh my gosh, so fascinating. All right, so without any

further ado here she is Dr. Valerie Truet. Well Valerie, thank you so much

for joining me today. thank you so much for joining me today.

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