UK's Ash Die Off Spreads Further Yet

The United Kingdom's ash problem has grown much more serious.

Ash trees are being killed off, all over the UK, by a fungus.

As of November 1, there were one hundred and fifteen areas where the fungus was seen across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Since then, the number has jumped to 291 locations, including some in Northern Ireland.

Now, the government is in a small panic to find a way to stop the spread of the fungus.

However, environmentalist groups say that it is too little too late, and that there is no going back now.

Chalara Fraxinea, the fungus in question, was first discovered in the UK on March 7.

It was brought over by infected wood from the Netherlands, and since has been declared a national emergency.

Concern, over the spread of the fungus, is such that there's even an app to map locations where it has spread to.

The same fungus has killed over ninety percent of the ash population in Denmark.