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Tikaboo Valley is a valley in Lincoln County,
Joshua trees may be migrating north in response to climate change
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Tikaboo Valley is a valley in Lincoln County, Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
, United States. Its geographical coordinates are 37.1563494 and -115.4016881. It has an elevation of 3,793 feet or 1,156 meters.
Climate
The climate there is dry, even on cool mornings after a rainfall.Fauna
Biologist Chris Smith has studied flora and fauna in the area includingJoshua trees
''Yucca brevifolia'' is a plant species belonging to the genus ''Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca.
This monocotyledonous tree is native to the ar ...
and moths. It appears that this may be the only place where two types of Joshua tree, namely the Eastern and Western varieties have come together. Part of the reason for this is the possibility of Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...
which could account for the northward appearance of a hybridized species.''High Country News'' April 28, 201Joshua trees may be migrating north in response to climate change
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Military use
B-52H and B-1B Bombers often do low-level runs there. There have been other military tests there.See also
*List of valleys of Nevada
This is a list of valleys of Nevada. Valleys are ordered alphabetically, by county. Dramatic parallelism is shown in the landforms of central and eastern Nevada. The most common valley name is Antelope Valley which is used for 5 different areas ...
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