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What's with the white stuff? Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer | CBC News

9 Jul 2025

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

The increase in tree "fluff" is likely a stress response from poplars, aspen and willows reacting to the dry conditions from the past few years, according to the N.W.T.'s department of Environment and Climate Change.

CBC / Natalie Pressman

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