As reported by By Ernest Gurulé at Egurule@lavozcolorado.com . . . Just when science thinks it has figured out the method and madness of nature, it gets thrown for the proverbial loop. And one of nature’s latest tricks — perhaps, one of its most devious — is occurring right now all across Colorado and the West.
- Pine trees are evergreen, meaning they do not change color with the season. The red-colored trees in the photograph are deceased. (Photo courtesy: Gary Braasch/Word View of Global Warming via www.thisisclimatechange.org)
A tiny insect as small as a third of an inch is eating its way through several millions – a handful of generations – of Lodgepole Pines,
a variety of pine that covers much of the country’s western mountains.
Read full story here America’s forests in danger.
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