Most extreme wildfires rising due to climate change
The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme wildfires in key regions around the world, research has revealed.
boreal forests
Better wildfire management a good way for Canada to cut emissions
Research published in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday found wildfires in North American boreal forests could represent about three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions under the Paris Climate Agreement’s budget to limit warming below 1.5 C.
Across the boreal forest, scientists track warming’s toll
From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.
The world has regrown enough forest to cover France. We need more
Nearly 59 million hectares of forest have regrown since 2000, showing that regeneration in some places is paying off.
Permafrost emits more carbon in winter than plants absorb in summer: study
Research has found Arctic soil has warmed to the point where it releases more carbon in winter than northern plants can absorb during the summer.