Trees and water: don’t underestimate the connection
Trees have extraordinary powers, especially when it comes to water. But such powers must be wielded with care.
Tag: forest
Forest fires put the Amazon close to its tipping point
In two years, the rainforest could start becoming a savannah
What is happening in the Amazon? Key questions and answers
A cold view on a very hot issue.
Change diets to save the tropical forests, researchers say
If the consumption of meat and dairy doesn’t fall, at least one-quarter of the world’s tropical lands could disappear by ...
Fossil Friday: Oldest fossil forest discovered in Asia
The fossil forest, which is larger than Grand Central Station, is the earliest example of a forest in Asia.
Wildfires lock away a ‘considerable amount of carbon’ for centuries, or even millennia
I'll admit it -- I did not expect this.
Vikings cut down all of Iceland’s forests — the country is planting them anew
Since 2015, Iceland has planted around 1,000 hectares of forest (between three and four million trees).
The Earth has room for a trillion more trees — which might be our best bet against climate change
A new study shows that there's still plenty of room for almost a billion hectares of forest.
The birth of forests helped drive two massive, ancient extinctions
They did not come in peace.
Old forests are better at dealing with climate change, study finds
Old age doesn't mean 'frail'.
World’s biggest terrestrial carbon sinks are young forests
Equatorial rainforests are actually net emitters of carbon. Young forests in temperate regions are the best carbon sinks on land, ...
World’s largest organism is being eaten away by wild animals
A clonal colony of Aspen stretching over 100 acres is being threatened -- and it's all on us again.
Curbing climate change: carbon storage is good, forests are oft-times better
If it ain't broken, don't replace it with a powerplant.
Grasslands could overtake forests as the most reliable carbon sink ecosystems
But this doesn't mean we should stop focusing on forests -- on the contrary.
Reforestation efforts bring back hundreds of species to China
Plant a tree and species will come back to thee.
The US lost roughly 1 in every 100 urban trees between 2009 and 2014
Which is a pity, because they save us a lot of money.
Old-growth forests offer safe haven to bird species struggling with climate change
They're really nice cool places for raising baby birds -- or fo rest!
Higher temperature and more CO2 is good for trees, but overall climate change will damage forests
It could start a self-reinforcing loop.
Juice company dumped orange peels in Costa Rican national park in the 90s — it revived the forest
Orange is the new forest.
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