The ability of some conifer forests to recover after severe fire may become increasingly limited as the climate continues to warm, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) scientists found in ...

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As climate change drives more frequent and severe wildfires across boreal forests in Alaska and northwestern Canada, scientists are asking a critical question: Will these ecosystems continue to store ...

Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change Every single day in 2024, wildfires consumed more than 360 square kilometres of forest – ...

Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within ...

Dear EarthTalk: What are zombie forests? -- B. Morgan, Chico, California They may look lush and green, but some forests are already on borrowed time. These so-called “zombie forests” are made up of ...

The conical shape of conifer trees helps the snow slide off their branches, and their limbs are shorter and more flexible, ...

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The study also revealed stark differences in what controls carbon loss between forest types. In conifer forests, emissions were driven primarily by bottom-up factors, such as fuel availability and ...