Diana Six

Professor of Forest Entomology and Pathology at the University of Montana

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Professor of Forest Entomology and Pathology at the University of Montana

Diana Six on KCRW

Not everyone is going to be unhappy if global warming makes California hotter and drier.

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Not everyone is going to be unhappy if global warming makes California hotter and drier.

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