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Effects in 83? yes the town hollowed out pretty much in a school board at that time and 1983, and we lost half our school population. about one third of our city population in a lot of the people that were few workers lost their homes or cars. and this time in addition to the dripping time bomb in the mountains, corcoran has many feet lower in elevation after years of over pumping groundwater to grow thirstier crops made this one of the fastest sinking areas in the nation. so the ground is literally sunk in some places by 10 or 15 ft. over the past decade that has literally changed the topogra...

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. i'm 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. >> they track a single tree like appear invading army. the lodge pole pine fills its cracks with t...

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. >> you could actually hear the beetles underneath the bark. i'm listening to my trees being killed. >>...

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 it's causing for the cost of new homes. but you can add climate change to that list as well as what's 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 love. vanguard. become an owner. the ergo smart base from tempur-pepedic responds to snoring- auto...

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. i'm 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 those populations not only rise to epidemic levels. but in some areas, what we call a hyperepidemic. ...