Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pacific Northwest opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In summer of 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes that took a heavy toll on trees as well as people. While hundreds of people died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, the heat turned many green leaves and needles on the region’s trees to orange, red and brown. Researchers say the foliage didn’t simply dry out, but instead underwent “widespread scorching.” A growing number of scientists are investigating what they say is a new and underestimated threat to the world’s plants: climate change-driven extreme heat.
In summer of 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes that took a heavy toll on trees as well as people. While hundreds of people died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, the heat turned many green leaves and needles on the region’s trees to orange, red and brown. Researchers say the foliage didn’t simply dry out, but instead underwent “widespread scorching.” A growing number of scientists are investigating what they say is a new and underestimated threat to the world’s plants: climate change-driven extreme heat.
From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extre
2021 heat wave shows how extreme temps represent new threat to trees in the Northwest oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.