Illegal Trees: The Tunisian Smuggling Racket You’ve Never Heard Of
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102 Million Trees Have Died in California’s Drought
An aerial survey by the U.S. Forest Service has found more than 100 million trees dead in California due to the state’s drought. Continue reading 102 Million Trees Have Died in California’s Drought
While Seeking Climate Data, Scientists Found Europe’s Oldest Tree
Most “older” trees in Europe tend to come from asexually reproducing trees, which arguably aren’t the same tree anymore. Continue reading While Seeking Climate Data, Scientists Found Europe’s Oldest Tree
Why Climate Change Could Benefit Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest
It could be a refuge for plants and animals as temperatures warm. Continue reading Why Climate Change Could Benefit Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest
Detecting Beetles That Kill Trees, Make Great Lumber
All across southern California there are tiny beetles eating their way into trees and burrowing into the wood. The holes made by these beetles are only about 1mm in diameter, making them nigh invisible on any tree with rough bark. Trees infested with these beetles will eventually die, making this one of the largest botanical catastrophes in the state.
For [Joan]’s project for the 2016 Hackaday Prize, she’s working on a project to detect the polyphagous shothole borer, the beetle that drills into trees and eats them from the inside out. This is a surprisingly hard problem – you can’t …read more
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