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Dead Ponderosas in Jemez, N.M.
Dead Ponderosas in Jemez, N.M.
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Title: Dead Ponderosas in Jemez, N.M.

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Drought and climate change are causing extensive forest dieback in the U.S. West as well as worldwide. These photos show dead ponderosa pines in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico killed by a combination of drought stress and attacks by bark beetles on weakened trees.

Location: Jemez, NM, USA

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Photographer: Craig D. Allen , USGS


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Type: JPEG image - 2.53 MB
Dimensions: 1704 x 2272
Resolution: 180 dpi

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