Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
Research suggests these forests could disappear by the 2070s.
March 13, 2024 • ~5 min
Research suggests these forests could disappear by the 2070s.
New research shows boreal forests comprised 23% of global wildfire emissions in 2021, up from 10% in a typical year.
Fires today are hotter and more destructive, thanks in part to a warming climate.
A new study finds more deciduous trees like aspen are growing in after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
A new study finds more deciduous trees like aspen are growing in after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
A new study finds deciduous trees are increasingly dominant after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
A new study finds deciduous trees are increasingly dominant after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
A new study finds deciduous trees are increasingly dominant after severe fires in the region, and that has some unexpected impacts.
A new study finds deciduous trees are increasingly dominant after severe fires in the boreal forest, and that's having some unexpected impacts.
Extreme shrinkage of summer sea ice is just the latest evidence of rapid Arctic warming – and what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay there.
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