Siberia will lose all its tundra by the year 2500 unless emissions are curtailed fast
Once this unique ecosystem is gone, we won't be able to bring it back.
Tag: Forests
Researchers find a way to grow wood in a lab, and it could curb global deforestation
Your future furniture might be produced with lab-grown wood
In 10 to 20 years, it will be so hot that tropical trees live shorter lives
Not a good roadmark to pass.
As cities grow, we must bring the forest into our midst — or pay up
I, for one, welcome our new sylvan neighbors.
Hard-pressed by humans, rainforests lost their ability to act as carbon sinks
Instead, they now release around 8% of global emissions.
The forests won’t fix our CO2 problem — in fact, they’ll scrub less than we assumed
Humanity gives with one hand and takes with the other. We just take a lot more than we give.
Up to 80 percent of all wildfires in the U.S. are started by humans
Wildfires are generally good for forests but the current trend is anything but natural.
The different types of forests: everything you need to know
The green lungs of the earth come in many different varieties.