American Forests Face Major Changes

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 5, 2016 Researchers create detailed “cyberforests” to help us picture the dramatic ways that climate change could alter the types of trees in the forests of Canada and the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Droughts Are Giving Trees ‘Heart Attacks’

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 29, 2016 Research identifying survival traits in different tree species could prove vital in helping reduce the massive losses caused by heat extremes as the world warms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Our Hungry World Need Not Fell Its Forests

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 27, 2016 The rapidly growing human population can feed itself without worsening climate change by destroying the planet’s forests, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Forests of Southwest U.S. Face Massive Die-Off by 2100

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 30, 2015 California’s drought has already imperiled many of its trees, and within 80 years climate change could destroy the evergreen forests of the entire U.S. Southwest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Heat Saps Trees’ Beneficial Effect

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 10, 2015 As the planet continues to warm, forest restoration may not be as efficient a strategy as thought for countering increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Forest Destruction Can Be Cut by Half

By Paul Brown / Climate News Network Nov 30, 2015 A new study shows that political will is all that is needed to stop the chainsaws and bulldozers that are destroying tropical forests and contributing to global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rich Praise for Poor Nation’s Emissions Targets

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 19, 2015 Analysts say the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of the world’s poorest countries, has more credible plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from forestry than several more-developed states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Global Tree Census Highlights Need to Restore Forests

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Sep 4, 2015 Mapping the density of forests reveals that there are far more trees on the planet than previously thought -- but humans are destroying 15 billion a year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Northern Forests Face Onslaught From Heat and Drought

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 31, 2015 Many Northern Hemisphere forests face destruction as climate change brings both fiercer droughts and higher temperatures. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Models May Misjudge Soils’ Carbon Emissions

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 29, 2015 How soil organisms cope with decaying vegetation is much less certain than climate models suppose, researchers say, and carbon emission estimates may be wrong. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

European Warming Sends Wild Boar Numbers Soaring

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 20, 2015 Increasingly mild winters and an abundance of acorns and nuts have caused a population explosion among wild boar in Europe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Andes’ Migrating Trees Are Moving Toward Extinction

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 17, 2015 Highland tree species in the Andes are decreasing as global warming causes lowland varieties to migrate uphill into cooler climes -- perhaps to their own eventual demise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )