As said before, I don’t put much stock in all the worrying over global warming or climate change. On the other hand, the type of climate worrying that afflicts me is the unseen sort, such as diseases afflicting trees.
Anders L writes at the Wood From Eden newsletter blog:
This article is named for Dutch elm disease, but chestnut blight is doubtless the worst of the two. Eastern United States was covered in chestnut trees up to the 20th century. Chestnut trees are very useful trees. They are fast-growing, tall and straight and excellent for timber. They also drop lots of edible chestnuts, which were extensively used to feed livestock.
From this article, we learn for instance that it took a mere 30 years to destroy the population of American chestnut trees that made up a large part of North American forests. Other tree diseases and infestations are marching across the globe, too, removing species after species from the world’s forests.
Spoiler: China is to blame. Well, somewhat. But maybe not by any fault of the Chinese people or their government.
What is your favorite deceased tree?
Good morning. I'm back from my trip. My car broke down enroute to my aunt's funeral. After leaving my car in the shop and renting a car to proceed to the funeral, I came back to find out I had a cracked radiator head,; and ended up trading it in for a new (to me) car to get back to Ohio. Fun times.
In the meantime, I heard something about a primary somewhere in New England?
I'm listening to Chris Stirewalt and Eliana Johnson talk about the news media on their podcast, and they mentioned "Sports Illustrated" and other "legacy brands" in the media. Sports Illustrated is owned by "Authentic Brands Group"
https://corporate.authentic.com/
which owns many image rights for, among others, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. It got me to wondering what the "image lifespan" is for Elvis, Monroe, various sports figures, etc. When the Baby Boomers are gone, will Elvis (born in 1935) or Monroe (born in 1926!) matter to anyone? Will their images still have cash value in, say, 2075?