Scientists Think We Could Slow Climate Change by Sinking Trees in the Arctic Ocean

Purposefully sinking boreal trees could help lock away carbon for millennia or longer, but the audacious plan comes with ...

Increased deciduous tree dominance reduces wildfire carbon losses in boreal forests, study shows

As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, ...
EurekAlert!

Study reveals key drivers of carbon storage in boreal forests

Boreal forests, often referred to as the "taiga," are vast ecosystems that stretch across the northern hemisphere, storing 25% and 40% of the global terrestrial carbon in their soils. However, the ...

Which forest is known as the evergreen forest?

Did you know that forests cover almost one-third of all land on Earth? These large green areas are the lungs of our planet, ...
Science Daily

Global carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires increase by 60 percent

A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive northern boreal ...
The Conversation

Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die – new study

Natascha Kljun receives funding from Swedish Research Council FORMAS grant 2018–02700, Swedish Research Council FORMAS grant 2019–00836, the Crafoord Foundation grant 20190763, the Strategic Research ...
Star Tribune

In the boreal forests of northern Minnesota, the trees wear beards

With wispy tufts that drape trees like haunted-house cobwebs, old man’s beard lichen can be an unexpected sight in northern Minnesota forests. It resembles a petite version of Spanish moss seen on ...