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Environment
Jim Leffman

Surge In New Tree Diseases Threatens Global Forests, Europe At Frontline

Powdery mildew on maple in Vancouver, Canada. Trees around the world are being battered by a surge in new diseases - with Europe on the front line, biologists have warned. PHOTO BY ANDREW V.GOUGHERTY/SWNS 

Trees around the world are being battered by a surge in new diseases – with Europe on the front line, biologists have warned.

Disease is a major cause of tree death both in the wild and more urban areas with new strains affecting species that have no resistance.

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