forests
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Unprecedented Number Of Tree Deaths In California Points To A Catastrophic Fire Season
One more horrific prediction has come to pass for California’s drought-ravaged forests. According to the US Forest Service, trees are dying at an even more astonishing rate than they were last summer (Australia’s winter), creating fuel for what will almost certainly be the worst wildfire season in memory.
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No One Knows How Much Forest We Have Left Because No One Can Decide What A Forest Is
Is this a forest? That depends on what you mean.
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More Than 12 Million Trees Have Been Killed In California’s Drought
If you happen to be flying anywhere in the western third of the US this year, you’ll see a lot of brown: dark umber bare mountain peaks, dusty khaki dry river beds, golden beige straw-like grass. Add one more shade to the mix: The reddish specks of trees killed by four years of crippling drought.
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This Is What Deforestation Looks Like From Space
The city of Boca do Acre is a beautiful place to live, almost completely covered by the Amazon Rainforest — for now. Because you shouldn’t be fooled by the pretty colours in this image: it actually reveals the rapid rate of deforestation in the area.