Use this interactive map to stay up-to-date on current U.S. wildfires. … [Continue reading]
Treesource 2017 Interactive Wildfire Map
Tufts University professor calls for expansion of U.S. forests to combat climate change
Forests have been removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing carbon for more than 300 million years. When we cut down or burn trees and disturb forest soils, we release that stored carbon to the atmosphere. Since the start of the … [Continue reading]
With climate change comes new realities for forests, wildlife and humans
Editor’s note: This article is the second in a two-part series focused on forests and climate change. The first article discussed how forests interact with carbon – primarily as sources and sinks for atmospheric carbon. This article discusses just a … [Continue reading]
Forest management, climate change blamed as wildfires ravage southern Europe
Wildfires are personal. They threaten your home, your favorite campsite, maybe even your entire city. So it’s easy not to look up during the onslaught of fire and smoke to see that you are not alone in confronting what one western Montana … [Continue reading]
Study: Wildfires emit 3 times the fine particulate previously thought
Naturally burning timber and brush launch what is called fine particulate into the air at a rate three times as high as levels noted in emissions inventories at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new study. The microscopic … [Continue reading]
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