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California scrambles to save Joshua trees as climate and wildfires intensify

California scrambles to save Joshua trees as climate and wildfires intensify

In California’s Mojave Desert, rising temperatures, wildfires and invasive grasses are devastating Joshua trees, prompting state officials to create refuges and stricter regulations to protect the species.

Jim Robbins reports for Yale Environment 360.

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Climate change is threatening Joshua trees - California will decide whether to protect them

Joshua trees have thrived in the Mojave desert for 2.5 million years, but scientists are worried about their future, and whether they’ll survive the hotter temperatures and drier conditions climate change is bringing.

As climate warms, a rearrangement of world's plant life looms
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As climate warms, a rearrangement of world's plant life looms

Previous periods of rapid warming millions of years ago drastically altered plants and forests on Earth. Now, scientists see the beginnings of a more sudden, disruptive rearrangement of the world's flora.

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After wildfires, mourning the loss of California's giants
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After wildfires, mourning the loss of California's giants

For one reporter, documenting the destruction of redwoods and sequoias was a heartbreaking assignment.
They’re among the world's oldest living things. The climate crisis is killing them
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They’re among the world's oldest living things. The climate crisis is killing them

California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.
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Capturing the songs of a changing climate
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Capturing the songs of a changing climate

Acoustic ecologists are racing to record Earth's shifting soundscapes before they disappear.

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