Yes, much of the western US is also at risk. Warmer temperatures create ideal conditions for pine beetles which run rampant killing entire forests. All that dea

Yes, much of the western US is also at risk. Warmer temperatures create ideal conditions for pine beetles which run rampant killing entire forests. All that dead wood in addition to other accumulation caused by lack of natural fires means when it burns it gets so hot it kills everything in the soil and essentially turns it to regolith. Hot fires like that take a long time to regenerate from.