Florida’s famous palm trees are under attack from a disease that completely dries them out within months. And there is no chance for recovery once a tree gets sick. The cause is an insect about the size of a piece of rice. It spreads the bacterial disease, known as lethal bronzing, by jumping from plant to plant. Lethal bronzing has gone from a relatively minor issue on Florida’s Gulf Coast to a nearly statewide problem in just over 10 years. Tens of thousands of palm trees have died from the disease. And the rate of its spread is increasing, adding to environmental concerns of Floridians. The state is already struggling to save other plants, its famous citrus trees, from two other diseases. The tall, wide-leafed sabal palm is Florida’s official state tree. It is especially susceptible to lethal bronzing.
Title: Florida’s Palm Trees Threatened by Disease
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/FL.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Floridas Palm Trees Threatened by Disease' data-article-id='4080'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8896'>Florida’s famous palm trees are under attack from a disease that completely dries them out within months.</span> <span data-start-time='8896' data-end-time='15208'>And there is no chance for recovery once a tree gets sick.</span> <span data-start-time='15208' data-end-time='20917'>The cause is an insect about the size of a piece of rice.</span> <span data-start-time='20917' data-end-time='29146'>It spreads the bacterial disease, known as lethal bronzing, by jumping from plant to plant.</span> <span data-start-time='29146' data-end-time='41583'>Lethal bronzing has gone from a relatively minor issue on Florida’s Gulf Coast to a nearly statewide problem in just over 10 years.</span> <span data-start-time='41583' data-end-time='46313'>Tens of thousands of palm trees have died from the disease.</span> <span data-start-time='46313' data-end-time='53750'>And the rate of its spread is increasing, adding to environmental concerns of Floridians.</span> <span data-start-time='53750' data-end-time='62854'>The state is already struggling to save other plants, its famous citrus trees, from two other diseases.</span> <span data-start-time='62854' data-end-time='69042'>The tall, wide-leafed sabal palm is Florida’s official state tree.</span> <span data-start-time='69042' data-end-time='73646'>It is especially susceptible to lethal bronzing.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/FL.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13515 data-hint-location='69042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/what_does_susceptible_mean.wav'>What does susceptible mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='easily influenced or harmed'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/palm_tree_disease.wav'><span>palm tree disease</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/lethal_impact.wav'><span>lethal impact</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/easily_influenced_or_harmed.wav'><span>easily influenced or harmed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/recovery_process_for_plants.wav'><span>recovery process for plants</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13516 data-hint-location='20917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/what_causes_the_disease.wav'>What causes the disease?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bacteria spread by insects'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/jumping_between_plants.wav'><span>jumping between plants</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/bacteria_spread_by_insects.wav'><span>bacteria spread by insects</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/famous_citrus_trees.wav'><span>famous citrus trees</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/a_relatively_minor_issue.wav'><span>a relatively minor issue</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13517 data-hint-location='15208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/the_insect_is_the_size_of__blank_.wav'>The insect is the size of <span class='blank'>a piece of rice</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a piece of rice'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/a_piece_of_cake.wav'><span>a piece of cake</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/a_large_palm_tree.wav'><span>a large palm tree</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/a_piece_of_rice.wav'><span>a piece of rice</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3601/official_state_tree.wav'><span>official state tree</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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