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Extreme weather conditions in Pakistan due to climate change

The Environmental Blog

Pakistan is considered one of the disaster-prone countries in Asia. Several other severe episodes of droughts were recorded in 1967–69, 1971, 1973–75, 1994, 1998–2002, and most recent 2009–15. These play role in the flooding equation because trees strengthen the soil and prevent soil erosion and absorb water efficiently.

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This invasive bug is terrorizing Pennsylvania growers (and it’s coming for your wine)

Grist

In the early 20th century, Dutch elm disease, a fungus from Asia that is spread by elm bark beetles, killed 75 percent of native elms. The sap passes quickly through the bugs as they dine, meaning they simultaneously squirt waste—politely called “honeydew” by entomologists—from the other end as they eat.

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The Northeast’s hemlock trees face extinction. A tiny fly could save them.

Grist

An iridescent green beetle called the emerald ash borer has lain waste to ash trees. Hemlocks can sequester approximately 12 metric tons of carbon dioxide per two and a half acres, according to a 2002 study that compared the hemlock to other tree species. times more soil carbon than black birches of the same age.

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