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66 million dead trees in California could fuel 'catastrophic' wildfires, officials say
2016-06-22 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The number of trees in Californias Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raising fears that they will fuel catastrophic wildfires and endanger peoples lives, officials said on Wednesday. Since 2010, an estimated 66 million trees have died in a six-county region of the central and southern Sierra hardest hit by the epidemic, the US Forest Service said. Officials flying over the region captured images...
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