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Can't See the Forest for the Creek; Or is it the Other Way Around? California's Mega-droughts
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| Author: | Garry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2017-10-20 09:34:00 |
| Blog: | Geotripper  |
| URL: | http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2017/10/cant-see-forest-for-creek-or-is-it.html |
Summary:
The eastern Sierra Nevada is home to one of the strangest forests I know of. It's not the species of tree that is odd; they are mostly Ponderosa, a pretty but unremarkable tree which can also be found on the adjacent slopes. What's strange is that these trees are dead. Not the "recent forest fire" kind of dead. It's that they have been dead for the nearly a thousand years. Oh, and they areContent analysis:
Keywords:
California drought
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