Small Pests, Big Problems: The Global Spread of Bark Beetles
Warming temperatures are fueling the expansion of pine and spruce beetle outbreaks
across North America, Europe, and Siberia, ravaging tens of thousands of square miles
of woodlands. Scientists warn that some forest ecosystems may never recover. Research
assistant professor of geography, Jesse Morris, and other scientists are trying to
determine the potential impacts, such as more intense wildfires, disrupted watersheds, destroyed habitats, and reduced
carbon storage, as climate change spurs increasingly widespread and severe beetle
outbreaks. Click to read more.