Federal surveyors found an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May, bringing the total number of dead trees found in the last six years to over 102 million in the states drought-stricken forests, the government on Friday. Sixty-two million trees have died in 2016 alone, a 100 percent increase in dead trees across the state from 2015, according to a joint statement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service. This is sad for the state, US Forest Service Tree Mortality specialist Stephanie Gomes said on Friday from her base in Vallejo, California. Her team discovered that 36 million dead trees in the last five months, and 102 million dead trees have been tracked since 2010. Bark Beetle Outbreak Kills Millions of Trees Statewide Bark Beetle Outbreak Kills Millions of Trees Statewide. The 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 threats to life and property across California.
California is continuing into the drought. Not only are the people and animals suffering but the environment as well. With the continuation of the dying trees increases the dangers of fires and decreases the amount of CO2 bing taken in by the trees. http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/New-Aerial-Survey-Identifies-More-Than-100-Million-Dead-Trees-in-California-401927265.html
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