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In a Dramatic Spike, 36.3 Million Trees Died in California Last Year. Drought, Disease Blamed

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Nathan Solis

Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California in 2022, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service.

The same survey for 2021 counted 9.5 million dead trees in the state, but the effects of last year’s dramatic die-off are more severe and spread across a wider range, according to the report released Tuesday.

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Fragile Forests: Millions of California Trees Dying Due to Drought

/in , , /by /Fox 40 Newsby Dennis Shanahan

In forests throughout the Golden State, trees are turning a dark shade of rust, succumbing to the impacts of the drought in a well-documented phenomenon known to forest scientists as tree mortality.

The problem first peaked in 2016 when the U.S. Forest Service released images from a statewide aerial survey, estimating 62 million trees died that year.

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