[pct-l] With California Drought Over, Fewer Sierra Pines Dying

[Paint YW]

After five years of drought in which more than 100 million trees died in
California <https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd543943.pdf>
 — mostly ponderosa pines attacked by tiny bark beetles in the Sierra
Nevada — aerial surveys this summer revealed fewer dead pines than last
year, a positive turn that researchers hope will continue if the state has
another wet winter.

https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/10/24/with-california-drought-over-fewer-sierra-pines-dying/

[ It's a goopy mess when pines and beetles duke it out. ]

An informative video about the diminutive bark beetle engaged in mortal
combat with ponderosa pine.

All the best-

Paint

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