Wildfires Transform American West Forests into Shrubland

Wildfires in the American West are causing a permanent ecological shift, replacing towering woodlands with tracts of spiky shrubs, indicating that environmental conditions are no longer normal.

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Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland

Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.

By Eric Niiler and Nic Coury

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