Climate Change Causing Massive Movement of Tree Species Across the West

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Climate Change Causing Massive Movement of Tree Species Across the West
November 03, 2011 09:00PM

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ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2011) — A huge "migration" of trees has begun across much of the West due to global warming, insect attack, diseases and fire, and many tree species are projected to decline or die out in regions where they have been present for centuries, while others move in and replace them. In an enormous display of survival of the fittest, the forests of the future are taking a new shape.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103081431.htm

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Re: Climate Change Causing Massive Movement of Tree Species Across the West
November 03, 2011 10:37PM

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There's even more bad news: The world pumped about 564 million more tons of carbon into the air in 2010 than it did in 2009. That's an increase of 6 percent. Here's the full article. That's a larger amount than the "fear mongering" scientists predicted.