It isn't common, and explode is an exaggeration for what I have seen - just cracked bark (though the crack was probably abrupt and loud). Montana gets some every now and again, so I am guessing at least some parts of Alberta do too. Nobody has made a big deal about it in the past outside of folks interested in trees. This is some weird media hype.
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At the gross airy store
The lines are color coordinated with the 2 y-axis colors. Bad for color blind readability though. The one that goes down over time is SAT scores
This isn't the same plant as the op. Op is poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum).
Or PFD
Having worked growing native plants for restoration efforts, I can say that this is 100% true. Our focus was on getting plants that will survive without any extra help after being put in the ground, so no fertilizer and limited water. A scraggly leaved plant with good roots would make it where something with lots of soft new growth would get eaten.
For others, in my accent drawer rhymes with door and or. All spelled differently to get the same sound. None of the three are spelled phonetically by the 'rules' of English. They should be drore, dore, and ore.
I'm in if you want a (mostly) noob. Could probably talk my partner into joining.
Botanically grass seeds are fruit. Science terms shrug
Sparkling water with pickle juice. Add bitters if you want different flavors.
As someone who has spent years cleaning both - men's restrooms are predictably gross the same way every day. Women's restrooms are typically cleaner until they aren't. Then they really aren't. Piss on the floor - not in a stall, blood randomly sprayed around somehow, shit literally smeared by hand on the wall.
The "high bridge" is just the nick name that absolutely everyone uses. It has a real name, but nobody cares.