October 9, 2012
This photo shows dead ponderosa pines in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico killed by a combination of drought stress and attacks by bark beetles on weakened trees.
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Millions of trees will die
Study predicts Southwest already sliding into mega drought that could trigger massive changes in region’s forests in coming decades
Southwest forests are already in the early stages of a mega drought brought on by climate change that will result in massive tree die-offs .
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