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Boreal Forests face soaring wildfire threat as tree densities shift

January 9, 2025January 9, 2025 - by cmedia

The extensive northern forests of Canada, Alaska and Siberia are about to fundamentally change their tree density because of climate change. According to a new study led by researchers from Wageningen University …

Tundra vegetation to grow taller, greener through 2100, study finds

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 - by cmedia

Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It’s a trend that will continue at least through the end of this century, according to …

Boreal and temperate forests now main global carbon sinks, satellite image analysis finds

October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 - by cmedia

#BorealForests; #TemperateForests; #globalCarbonSinks Using a new analysis method for satellite images, an international research team, coordinated by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and INRAE, mapped for …