Here is a really good video that talks about the effects of climate change on the mountain pine beetle population. These tiny little beetles normally are killed off during cold winters but British Columbia hasn’t seen cold weather for over ten years now. As a result, the mountain pine beetles are multiplying at an exponential rate, killing pine trees with the potential to spread to Canada’s boreal forest.
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I was pretty horrified to see entire dead moutains in CO this past December. It’s a real mess.
Hi Matt, I had no idea it was in Colorado as well, that’s too bad – we need some of that cold weather they’re having back east.