By Lindsey Hoshaw, The California Report/KQED Science
After four years of drought, California has a huge number of dead and dying trees.
After a U.S. Forest Service aerial survey last spring, researchers estimated there were 12.5 million dead trees on national forest lands alone.
That does not count dead and dying trees in open spaces and urban parks, or on private property like your backyard or your neighbor’s.
With climatologists predicting that this year’s El Niño will usher in strong winds and torrential rains, weakened trees pose dangers to people and property across the state.
Read the complete story at The California Report/KQED Science.
