Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pacific Northwest

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…
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