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There is some interesting new work carried out by researchers at Dartmouth College and the USDA Forest Service on the relationship between the Mountain Pine Beetle, major die-offs of forests in North America, and climate change.

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Plague of beetles arrived with the power to kill 100,000 trees a day. so many you could hear them over the phone. >> you could actually hear the beetles underneath the bark. im listening to my trees being killed. >> reporter: forest biologist janice cook has studied the invasion of mountain pine beetles for decades. just one effect of an overheating planet. >> warmer over winters and hotter, drier summers, we saw those populations not only rise to epidemic levels but in some areas hyperepidemic....

Convention in orlando. >> down here is one here that said 75%. at a normal time if the cost of building material were to increase by 75%, people would be coming unglued. but look what it is. most of them are 200% or more. >> reporter: there are a few reasons why, but the problem begins in the canadian rockies. one in almost every three boards hammered in american homes and where a plague of beetles arrived with the power to kill 100,000 trees a day, so many you could hear them over the phone. >>...

Going on ahead of super bowl lvi. why securing this years game is a different kind of challenge for law enforcement. >> and from hungry beetles to extreme weather, how climate change is contributing to soaring home prices. take a nice deep breath as you wake up, because you have got another day of the weekend ahead of you on this sunday, february 13th. thank you for waking up with us. >> thanks for having me and letting me hang out with you, where we begin with new warnings from president bide...

Above -- >> just wave at us and enjoy the game. >> reporter: natasha chen, flying above los angeles. the pandemic and rising inflation, you know the issue that its causing for the cost of new homes. but you can add climate change to that list as well as whats causing it. up next, how an overheating planet and beetles, yes, beetles, are forcing builders to look for alternatives to lumber. with access to financial advice, tools and a personalized plan that helps you build a future for those you ...

These source of almost 1 in every 3 boards hammered into american homes and where a plague of beetles arrived with the power to kill 100,000 trees a day. so many, you could hear them over the phone. >> you could actually hear the beetles underneath the bark. im listening to my trees being killed. >> reporter: forest biologist janice cook studied the invasion of mountain pine beetles for decades. just wop effect of an overheating planet. >> warmer over winters and hotter, drier summers. we saw th...

The Atlantic Blame climate change, wildfires, hungry beetles … and Millennial home buyers. Joe Sohm / Visions of America / Universal Images Group / Getty Every week, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Bitcoin? Blasé. Gold? Going out of style. “The hottest commodity on the planet,” according to Dustin Jalbert, an economist at the market-research firm Fastmarkets, is lumber. In North Ame...