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A Warming Trend In the High Country
Tucson -- Areas of the high country dubbed "Sky Islands" contain unique plants and animals, but global warming is causing the islands to heat-up. KJZZ's Tony Ganzer reports on these high-country oases. Full story and audio download...
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  Under an Arizona Sun
 Sadie Babits reports from Northern Arizona on the changes that global warming is bringing to the region. Researchers are examining the past and the present to get an idea of what the future holds for a  warmer, and  probably drier, Arizona. Full Story and Real Audio/MP3  download...
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Experts Link N.M. Tree Die - Offs to Warming- Article written by the Associated Press. Full story...
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Heat and Drought Kills Trees in Southwest- Full Story...
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Writing Under the Heat-Global warming blamed for deaths of trees in area- Published in the Durango Herald. Full Story...
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Scientists: Heat Helped Drought Kill Pinyons-Los Alamos Monitor, covers recent PNAS publication and findings on the relationship between drought and increasing temperatures. Full Story...
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Southwest's Pinyons are Being Decimated- Published by the Baltimore Sun. Full Story...
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Bark Beetles Took Advantage of Weather, Invaded Dry Pines-Arizona Republic, covered recently published research on climate change and its effect on bark beetle infestations.
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KU Team Assists Climate Study-Weather Changes Taking Harsh Toll on Vegetation- Published by the Lawrence Journal. Full Story...
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Drought, Heat, and Bark Beetles a Deadly Trio-Los Alamos National Laboratory press release, indicates higher temperature during a recent drought combined with bark beetle infestation contributed to pinyon pine death. Full Story...
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Die-off Pinned to Climate Change-Colorado Daily News. Pinyon pine death is higher than in previous droughts because of increased temperatures. Full Story...
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High Temperatures Contribute to Mesa Verde Pinyon Die-off- Published by the Cortez Journal. Full Story...
Drought Caused Huge Loss of Pinyons- Arizona Daily Star, reports higher temperature during drought increased pinyon mortality.
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High Temeratures Kill Pinyon Trees, Researchers Say-by Patrick O'Driscoll, USA TODAY. Article relates global climate change and the recent mortality of pinyon pine trees. Full Story...
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Underlying Cause of Massive Pinyon Pine Die-off Revealed- Published by Science Daily. Full Story...
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Heat and Drought Kills Trees in Southwest- Published by the Kansas City Infozine. Full Story..
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NAU Researcher Sees Signs of Climate Change -Article in the Arizona Daily Sun outlining climate change in Northern Arizona.
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A sapped Ecosystem: Heat, drought leave piñon pines vulnerable to beetles. Published by the Denver Post. Full Story...

 

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