In 2016 alone, 62 million trees died in California’s forests, said the U.S. Forest Service. This represents more than a 100 percent increase in dead trees across the state since 2015.
Dominique Mosbergen | The Huffington Post
In California’s drought-stricken forests, trees are dying at an “unprecedented” rate, according to officials. The U.S. Forest Service said last month that 102 million trees have died across the state since 2010, including 62 million dead trees in 2016 alone.
And the die-off is showing no signs of slowing.
“Millions of additional trees are weakened and expected to die in the coming months and years,” said the Forest Service.
“The scale of die-off in California is unprecedented in our modern history,” Randy Moore, a forester with the agency, told the Los Angeles Times. Trees are dying “at a rate much quicker than we thought.”
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