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Dead Pinyon Pines

Caption: In the summer of 2002, pinyon pines began dying in large numbers from drought stress and an associated bark beetle outbreak. This aerial photo was taken near Los Alamos, N.M.

Credit: Craig D. Allen, USGS

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