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Drought and disease in California forests leaves behind an estimated 36 million dead trees, survey finds

CNN · Stephanie Elam · last updated

An estimated 36.3 million trees died last year in California, a massive jump from the 9.5 million trees that died in 2021, according to an aerial survey report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

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