BARING TREES

Bare Tree, Gulfshores AL 2007

All reproduction rights reserved Wm. Greiner

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the death rates of trees in the Western U.S. forests have doubled over the past 2-3 decades. Why? The phenomena is largely driven by warmer temperatures and water scarcity linked to climate change!*

 

*Study finds tree death rate doubles, by Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post 1/25/09