SF News Despite Wet Winter, Dead Trees Mean A Potentially Terrible Wildfire Season It looks like El Nino rains are coming up short in yet another way for California in 2016 as wildfire-fighters are looking at a potential disaster that's been created by millions of dead
SF News Video: Drone Shows Devastation Of Bark Beetles On Drought-Stricken Yosemite Forest Bark beetles. They are not a new phenomenon for California's pine forests, however our ongoing drought, now in its fourth or fifth year depending on who you ask, has stressed the trees to