Climate troubles loom for South Korea's 'Christmas Tree Island'
Climate troubles loom for South Korea’s ‘Christmas Tree Island’ Hahna Yoon © Photograph by Jin Kim Abies koreana growing on Hallasan Mountain, South Korea. Koreans buy this fir species—which is cultivated in nurseries—to decorate their homes at Christmas. In the wild, though, the slow-growing tree is threatened by climate change. On the tallest mountain in South Korea lives a small population of fir trees nicknamed the Christmas Tree Forest. The evergreen conifer looks much like the classic fir that many people worldwide bring into their homes at this time of year...
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