Beetle Kill Sequoia National Monument

Sequoia National Monument, Trail of 100 Giants. The reason the sequoia on the left and the sugar pine on the right look  like they are half naked, is most of the trees in this grove have been killed and cut to prevent tourist mortalities. Both fires and beetle kill are caused by the same thing — drying from warming. Note also the small red beetle kill tree adjacent the sequoia on the right. Traditional science says young trees are vigorous and much less susceptible to beetle attack. In our warmer climate this science is no longer valid.