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Repeat photograph showing the near-complete conifer forest loss following two high-severity fires

September 2026 (approx.)

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Repeat photograph showing the near-complete conifer forest loss (mortality and lack of regeneration) following two high-severity fires (1996 Dome Fire and 2011 Las Conchas Fire). From Figure 1, Wion and others (2026): Recent high-severity wildfires in a dry-conifer landscape are unprecedented over five centuries and foretell future forest loss | PNAS

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Public Domain.

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