Monarch, Colorado - A woman hikes on a trail through a stand of trees on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis).

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Monarch, Colorado - A woman hikes on a trail through a stand of trees on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis). The problem is expected to get worse as the climate warms.

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Size: 2513px × 3770px
Location: Monarch, Colorado, United States
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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