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Do bark beetles actually reduce wildfire risk?
Monday, September 27, 2010
Counterintuitive as it may be, a recent study in the Yellowstone region finds that bark beetle infestations that have killed millions of acres of trees may have actually reduced the risk of wildfire by thinning tree crowns. Some scientists believe that climate, not the beetle epidemic, is what's driving the growth in Western wildfires.
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