On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
The Department of Energy has an early version of their study from Los Alamos National Laboratories that says that western forests will be largely wiped out by the year 2100.
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congress.govJeff Merkley: “The Department of Energy has an early version of their study from Los Alamos National Laboratories that says that…”
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Merkley cites a study predicting severe forest loss due to climate change.
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