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phantom power Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 10:30 AM
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Fall colors fade in U.S. west as aspen trees die
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The American West is losing its autumn colors as global warming begins to bite and there is far more at stake than iconic scenery.

Aspen, the white-barked trees with golden leaves that gave their name to the famed Colorado ski resort, have been dying off across the Rocky Mountain states. The die-off is puzzling but some foresters point to climate change.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090903/us_nm/us_usa_forests_aspen
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 10:32 AM
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1. :-(
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 10:40 AM
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2. And this other species of Aspen is involved, apparently.


:grr:
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didact Donating Member (150 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 10:43 AM
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3. Aspens are one of my favorite trees
damn
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Fotoware58 Donating Member (473 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 10:54 AM
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4. Those who ignore....
the science are dooming them to oblivion. You cannot preserve them back to health!
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 11:39 AM
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-04-09 12:10 PM
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6. They are Dying Together
because they are connected at the roots.

(to paraphrase Scooter Libby)
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