Posted on 11/18/2016 4:41:13 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) The California drought has killed more than 102 million trees in a die-off of forests that increases the risk of catastrophic wildfires and other threats to humans, officials said Friday.
The latest aerial survey by the U.S. Forest Service shows there are 36 million more dead trees since May in the state and there has been a 100 percent increase since 2015.
These dead and dying trees continue to elevate the risk of wildfire, complicate our efforts to respond safely and effectively to fires when they do occur and pose a host of threats to life and property, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.
(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...
Good to hear!
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102 million dead trees? Really...did they count the dead trees? I counted 101.999 million trees...I guess they’ll have to count them again...
They also said it started in 2010 2 years BEFORE THE DROUGHT.
Undocumented matchsticks...
Trees come and trees go - hate to see woods laid bare but it's part of the cycle of Mother Earth as God built her.
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