18 Million Trees Died in California in 2018, Forest Service Study Finds
At a Glance A U.S. Forest Service study found that 18 million trees died in California last year.That's a drop from 27 million in 2017 and 62 million in 2016.Prolonged drought, a beetle epidemic and wildfires have claimed most of them.More than 147 million trees have died in the state since 2010. California lost an additional 18 million trees in 2018, though the pace of tree deaths has slowed, the U.S. Forest Service announced this week. In 2016, 62 million...