‘Firmageddon’: Oregon conifers suffer record mortality as climate crisis hits hard

Scientists have discovered a record number of dead fir trees in Oregon, a worrying sign of how drought and the climate crisis are ravaging the American West. A recent aerial survey revealed that more than a million acres of forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multi-year drought. Images released by …

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