Colorado Has 834 Million Dead Trees, Fires Could Get Worse

DENVER (AP) – Foresters say Colorado has about 834 million standing dead trees, threatening to worsen wildfires and degrade vital water supplies that flow from forested mountains.
The Colorado State Forest Service said Wednesday the number of dead trees has risen nearly 30 percent in seven years.
They are most visible in forests infested by the mountain pine beetle and the spruce beetle, which have together attacked more than 7,900 square miles in Colorado.
Dead trees can burn more intense