Friday, July 19, 2019

French forests scarred as heatwaves bring bark beetle infestation

Long spells of hot, dry weather have brought the worst bark beetle infestation in two decades to eastern France, ruining conifer forests and causing timber prices to plummet as forestry firms fell trees before they are damaged.


from Reuters: Environment https://ift.tt/2JDTblL

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