The combination of an ongoing global-warming induced drought, drier seasons and higher temperatures, along with ever more competition from tamarisks, probably spells the death knell for these trees.
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September 06, 2008
Say goodbye to Western cottonwoods
Labels:
climate change,
cottonwoods,
global warming,
Western states
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