@article {hurwitz_yellowstones_2020,
	title = {Yellowstone{\textquoteright}s Old Faithful Geyser Shut Down by a Severe Thirteenth Century Drought},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {47},
	number = {20},
	year = {2020},
	note = {_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2020GL089871},
	month = {10/2020},
	pages = {e2020GL089871},
	abstract = {To characterize eruption activity of the iconic Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park over past centuries, we obtained 41 new radiocarbon dates of mineralized wood preserved in the mound of silica that precipitated from erupted waters. Trees do not grow on active geyser mounds, implying that trees grew on the Old Faithful Geyser mound during a protracted period of eruption quiescence. Rooted stumps and root crowns located on higher parts of the mound are evidence that at the time of tree growth, the geyser mound closely resembled its current appearance. The range of calibrated radiocarbon dates (1233{\textendash}1362 CE) is coincident with a series of severe multidecadal regional droughts toward the end of the Medieval Climate Anomaly, prior to the onset of the Little Ice Age. Climate models project increasingly severe droughts by mid-21st century, suggesting that geyser eruptions could become less frequent or completely cease.},
	keywords = {drought, Medieval Climate Anomaly, mineralization, Old Faithful Geyser, radiocarbon, Yellowstone},
	issn = {1944-8007},
	doi = {10.1029/2020GL089871},
	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2020GL089871},
	author = {Hurwitz, Shaul and King, John C. and Pederson, Gregory T. and Martin, Justin T. and Damby, David E. and Manga, Michael and Hungerford, Jefferson D. G. and Peek, Sara}
}
@article {2868,
	title = {Coral Skeleton δ15N as a Tracer of Historic Nutrient Loading to a Coral Reef in Maui, Hawaii},
	journal = {Scientific Reports},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2019},
	month = {Jan-12-2019},
	abstract = {Excess nutrient loading to nearshore environments has been linked to declining water quality and ecosystem health. Macro-algal blooms, eutrophication, and reduction in coral cover have been observed in West Maui, Hawaii, and linked to nutrient inputs from coastal submarine groundwater seeps. Here, we present a forty-year record of nitrogen isotopes (δ15N) of intra-crystalline coral skeletal organic matter in three coral cores collected at this site and evaluate the record in terms of changes in nitrogen sources. Our results show a dramatic increase in coral δ15N values after 1995, corresponding with the implementation of biological nutrient removal at the nearby Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility (LWRF). High δ15N values are known to be strongly indicative of denitrification and sewage effluent, corroborating a previously suggested link between local wastewater injection and degradation of the reef environment. This record demonstrates the power of coral skeletal δ15N as a tool for evaluating nutrient dynamics within coral reef environments.},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-019-42013-3},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42013-3},
	author = {Murray, Joseph and Prouty, Nancy G. and Peek, Sara and Paytan, Adina}
}
