Around New England

How To Create An Artificial Ice Storm, and Why

December 10, 2017

Researchers sprayed water onto trees in New Hampshire when the air temperature was below freezing to re-create the effects of an ice storm, in order to study the effects ice has on vegetation. They’re expecting more ice storms because of climate change; turns out there are some bad effects (such as falling limbs) and some good ones (such as clearing out certain sprouts so existing trees have more room to grow).