Wake of Destruction
As of this writing, April 2012, there are many millions of dead standing trees in southwestern Michigan, much of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. And this scenario is coming soon to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the east coast. Cities that were not prepared for this onslaught of dead ash trees are now dealing with tree limbs falling and the inability to either raise the dollars or find the skilled man power needed to remove the trees. Insurance companies are being hit with claims coming from trees falling on vehicles, buildings, and even people. A recent report showed that in a number of studied cities, where emerald ash borer has killed all the ash trees, heart attack rates and lung disease deaths are higher than before the ash died. With 10-25% of their urban canopy gone, air pollution is more prevalent.
Read more about this topic: Emerald Ash Borer
Famous quotes containing the words wake and/or destruction:
“If you wake up dead in the morning, your body drained dry of blood, you’ll be afraid of the dark.”
—Guy Endore, and Tod Browning. Chauffeur (Franklyn Ardel)
“He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no harm shall touch you. In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth. For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Job 5:19-23.