The poles are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, and fires in the northern boreal forest are increasing in both frequency and severity.

climate warming is now rapidly changing the conditions under which boreal forests have fulfilled their important roles for millennia. Understanding how boreal forests may change in the future is ...

Boreal forests are particularly susceptible to climate change, with temperatures in the Arctic and boreal regions rising twice as fast as other parts of the world. Scientists predict the increase ...

Sub-Arctic boreal forests are likely to be particularly badly affected, with tree lines gradually retreating north as temperatures rise. In tropical forests such as the Amazon, where there’s abundant ...

“There is no single activity that threatens the future of the boreal forest. It is a culmination of activities ranging from pollution and climate change to wildlife disease and land ...

Conifers in this region exhibited greater resilience, likely due to site-adapted boreal species ... Mountain forests are also under pressure from climate change, with potential risks of soil ...

Every summer, wildfires sweep across Canada’s boreal forest. In 2023 alone, a record 6,000 fires torched 15 million hectares ...