Caption

Monarch, Colorado, Trees near the continental divide on Monarch Mountain killed by the spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) . The problem is expected to get worse as the climate warms

Date

Jun 22, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK24H62_262

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42,2Mb (4,7Mb) / 15,7in x 10,5in / 4704 x 3136 (300dpi)

Keywords

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