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California Announces Plan to Protect Joshua Trees from Wildfires and Climate Change Threats
A new plan released by California's Department of Fish and Wildlife outlines strategies to protect Joshua trees from threats including wildfires, human development and climate change. The plan includes land conservation, wildfire management and relocation of trees where necessary. It aims to safeguard the species for the future amid rising temperat...
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From California To Britain: Giant Redwoods Flourish In Unexpected New Home
Researchers were curious about how well these giants adjusted to their new home. They created a map of nearly 5,000 redwoods in the UK and studied trees at three locations.
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Woman In US Dies In House Fire Sparked By Artificial Christmas Tree
The firefighters who reached the spot pulled Destiny Abdrazack out but she later died in hospital.
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Study Reveals Loss Of California Trees Over 37 Years, Says They Might Not Be Back
Scientists have analysed California's tree cover reduction and how it changed, revealing in unprecedented detail the loss of trees over a 37-year period.
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California Wildfires Killed Thousands Of Giant Sequoias: Officials
Wildfires that tore through California's forests this year killed thousands of giant sequoia trees, officials said Friday in the first full-scale assessment of the toll on the rare species.
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Firefighters Called To Rescue Dog Stranded On Tree After Chasing Cat
Fire officials were called to rescue a dog who found himself in a spot of trouble on Saturday.
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A Paradise Fire Cleanup Crew Joked About Ruins. Then The Town Found Out
For the people who survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, the nightmare of the Camp Fire didn't end when the flames were extinguished. There are homes to reconstruct, fire-hollowed trees to tear down, lives to rebuild.
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California's Terrible Choice: Save Homes Or Beaches From Rising Seas
Like an ax slowly chopping at the trunk of a massive tree, waves driven by sea-level rise will hack away the base of cliffs on the Southern California coast at an accelerated pace, a recent study says, increasing land erosion that could topple some bluffs and thousands of homes sitting atop them.
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The Mystery Of The 'Ghost Trees' May Be Solved
The redwood appears like a phantom: as if from thin air. What looked like a trick of the light a moment ago materializes into a trunk, branches, needles - a tree, roughly the height of a man, with delicate leaves the color of bone. It is an albino redwood, the "ghost" of California's coastal forests.
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How Climbing Down From Trees Let Humans Finally Get A Good Night's Sleep
Millions of years ago, when we were shorter and hairier and, well, let's just say it, not too far removed from chimps, a night of uninterrupted sleep was impossible to come by.
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Earth has 3 Trillion Trees but They're Falling at Alarming Rate
Earth is home to just over 3 trillion trees - the redwoods of California, the olive trees of Tunisia, the cherry trees of Japan, the eucalyptus of Australia and so many more - but they are being lost at an alarming rate because of human activities.
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Study Reveals Famous California Redwood is 777 Years Young
A new study to determine the age of iconic old-growth redwoods in California's Muir Woods has revealed that one of the tallest and most famous trees in the forest is much younger than many assumed given its massive size, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Powerful Hurricane Odile Buffets Mexico's Baja, Thousands Evacuated
Hurricane Odile uprooted trees and shook buildings as it bore down on Mexico's tourist haven of Baja California on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of thousands from the path of one of the worst recorded storms to slam the region's luxury resorts.
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Kevin Costner being sued by a neighbour
Kevin Costner has infuriated his neighbour by planting trees to protect his privacy and has allegedly ignored requests to cut down the greenery.
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39 cars firebombed in three days, a city on edge
For all its considerable delights, Southern California always seems faintly on the cusp of an apocalypse. There are palm trees, year-round gardens and splendid weather - it was 81 degrees and sunny on Sunday - but there are also mudslides, gang shootings, wildfires and earthquakes.
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California Announces Plan to Protect Joshua Trees from Wildfires and Climate Change Threats
A new plan released by California's Department of Fish and Wildlife outlines strategies to protect Joshua trees from threats including wildfires, human development and climate change. The plan includes land conservation, wildfire management and relocation of trees where necessary. It aims to safeguard the species for the future amid rising temperat...
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From California To Britain: Giant Redwoods Flourish In Unexpected New Home
Researchers were curious about how well these giants adjusted to their new home. They created a map of nearly 5,000 redwoods in the UK and studied trees at three locations.
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Woman In US Dies In House Fire Sparked By Artificial Christmas Tree
The firefighters who reached the spot pulled Destiny Abdrazack out but she later died in hospital.
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Study Reveals Loss Of California Trees Over 37 Years, Says They Might Not Be Back
Scientists have analysed California's tree cover reduction and how it changed, revealing in unprecedented detail the loss of trees over a 37-year period.
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California Wildfires Killed Thousands Of Giant Sequoias: Officials
Wildfires that tore through California's forests this year killed thousands of giant sequoia trees, officials said Friday in the first full-scale assessment of the toll on the rare species.
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Firefighters Called To Rescue Dog Stranded On Tree After Chasing Cat
Fire officials were called to rescue a dog who found himself in a spot of trouble on Saturday.
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A Paradise Fire Cleanup Crew Joked About Ruins. Then The Town Found Out
For the people who survived the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, the nightmare of the Camp Fire didn't end when the flames were extinguished. There are homes to reconstruct, fire-hollowed trees to tear down, lives to rebuild.
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California's Terrible Choice: Save Homes Or Beaches From Rising Seas
Like an ax slowly chopping at the trunk of a massive tree, waves driven by sea-level rise will hack away the base of cliffs on the Southern California coast at an accelerated pace, a recent study says, increasing land erosion that could topple some bluffs and thousands of homes sitting atop them.
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The Mystery Of The 'Ghost Trees' May Be Solved
The redwood appears like a phantom: as if from thin air. What looked like a trick of the light a moment ago materializes into a trunk, branches, needles - a tree, roughly the height of a man, with delicate leaves the color of bone. It is an albino redwood, the "ghost" of California's coastal forests.
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How Climbing Down From Trees Let Humans Finally Get A Good Night's Sleep
Millions of years ago, when we were shorter and hairier and, well, let's just say it, not too far removed from chimps, a night of uninterrupted sleep was impossible to come by.
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Earth has 3 Trillion Trees but They're Falling at Alarming Rate
Earth is home to just over 3 trillion trees - the redwoods of California, the olive trees of Tunisia, the cherry trees of Japan, the eucalyptus of Australia and so many more - but they are being lost at an alarming rate because of human activities.
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Study Reveals Famous California Redwood is 777 Years Young
A new study to determine the age of iconic old-growth redwoods in California's Muir Woods has revealed that one of the tallest and most famous trees in the forest is much younger than many assumed given its massive size, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Powerful Hurricane Odile Buffets Mexico's Baja, Thousands Evacuated
Hurricane Odile uprooted trees and shook buildings as it bore down on Mexico's tourist haven of Baja California on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of thousands from the path of one of the worst recorded storms to slam the region's luxury resorts.
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Kevin Costner being sued by a neighbour
Kevin Costner has infuriated his neighbour by planting trees to protect his privacy and has allegedly ignored requests to cut down the greenery.
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39 cars firebombed in three days, a city on edge
For all its considerable delights, Southern California always seems faintly on the cusp of an apocalypse. There are palm trees, year-round gardens and splendid weather - it was 81 degrees and sunny on Sunday - but there are also mudslides, gang shootings, wildfires and earthquakes.
