Ponderosa pines in Eastern Washington are displaying signs of irregular growth.

Back at his Spokane home, McCrea looked around. No bugs on the lights there either. No frogs in the pond. Only one bumblebee was buzzing against a porch light – and at an odd hour, around 10 p.m. that night.

Demonstration of how easy ponderosa pine tree tops can be broken due to the effects of climate change.