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‘Firmageddon’: Oregon conifers suffer record die-off as climate crisis hits hard

‘Firmageddon’: Oregon conifers suffer record die-off as climate crisis hits hard

More than a million acres of state forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multi-year drought.

Massive die-off hits fir trees across Pacific Northwest

Massive die-off hits fir trees across Pacific Northwest

Labeled “Firmageddon,” by researchers, the drought-driven “mortality event” is the largest ever recorded in the region.

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Climate troubles loom for South Korea’s ‘Christmas Tree Island’
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Climate troubles loom for South Korea’s ‘Christmas Tree Island’

These unique fir trees can’t handle much heat, and have lost nearly half the wild population in 20 years.
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