California’s Massive Tree Die-Off Caused By Deep-Soil Water Depletion; Climate Change To Amplify Ground Moisture Overdraft

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A catastrophic forest die-off in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range in 2015-2016 was caused by the inability of trees to reach diminishing supplies of subsurface water following years of severe drought and abnormally warm temperatures.

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