Wildfire smoke from forest fires in wetter regions tends to have more of a cooling effect on the climate than smoke from dry bushfires, a study finds.
A new mapping tool will help forest managers figure out where forests will regenerate on their own—and where they need assistance.
Contrary to current perceptions and forest management strategies, wildfires may actually benefit populations of spotted owls.
Affordable health care could be a key tool in the fight against climate change, research from Indonesia finds.
When multiple droughts build on each other, they affect forests differently than one drought alone. Researchers are beginning to understand how and why.
New research estimates the yearly costs in health care due to wildfire smoke in California. The costs are staggering and rising.
"Until a few days ago it was looking like the tamer wildfire projections were closest to reality."
When forests get a little restoration nudge after logging, they recover much faster than when left to regenerate on their own, researchers report.
New research looking at fossil pollen samples serves "as a dire warning about the vulnerability of natural systems to extinction."
The cost of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is around 500 times greater than what it would take to prevent pandemics by protecting tropical forests.
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