35 TWEETS Texas loses half a billion trees to epic drought
A punishing drought in Texas has not only damaged crops, killed cattle, and led to widespread fires, but has also killed off a significant portion of the state's trees: between 100 and 500 million trees have perished to drought stress according to prelimi 68 weeks ago
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