New tree plantations, dead spruce forest in the background, forest dieback in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park, over 70 percent of spruce trees are dis

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New tree plantations, dead spruce forest in the background, forest dieback in the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park, over 70 percent of spruce trees are diseased, damaged, mostly by the bark beetle, which was able to spread due to drought and warmth, climate change, near Hirschberg, NRW, Germany

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Size: 9504px × 6336px
Location: Sauerland, Germany
Photo credit: © Jochen Tack / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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