Trees

Listening to NPR last week I was taken by a report on how trees are being affected by climate change and environmental abuse.

For example - a warmer winter means that the bugs that ordinarily die off in the cold now have more time to hang around and eat the foliage.

These articles are from January and February 2012 and show a variety of reasons why trees are dying.

The implications of climate change are harsh.

MSNBC: Climate change killing mighty trees in Alaska, researchers say

Guardian UK: World's giant trees are dying off rapidly, studies show

MSNBC: In Texas' worst drought on record, trees dying by the millions

This article is from January 2009 -

Time: Study: U.S. Trees Dying at Alarming Rate