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Drought, fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada CA forest

Drought, wildfire, and beetles killed 30% of forests in much of the Sierra Nevada from 2011- 2020, a UC Berkeley study found.

Climate change is driving monkeys and lemurs from the tree canopy to the forest floor, study finds

Climate change is driving monkeys and lemurs from the tree canopy to the forest floor, study finds

The stresses of climate change are driving dozens of species of monkeys and lemurs that normally shelter and feed high in the tree canopy to the forest floor, a new study shows.
E.U. climate goals at COP26 in Glasgow tied to carbon-heavy biomass emissions

E.U. climate goals at COP26 in Glasgow tied to carbon-heavy biomass emissions

Europe is a leader on climate change — but it burns lots of wood for energy, then doesn't count the emissions.
Castle Fire may have killed a tenth of the world's giant sequoia
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Castle Fire may have killed a tenth of the world's giant sequoia, a shocking new NPS study has found

Between 7,500 and 10,000 monarchs perished in the wildfire, which is 10% to 14% of the world's mature giant sequoia population, the draft study found.
Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake is running dry, taking forests and fish with it
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Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake is running dry, taking forests and fish with it

Drought and dams have pushed Tonle Sap into dangerous decline, threatening its swamp forests and the fish nurseries there that provide most of the nation's protein.
Forests vs. climate change: Researchers race to understand what drought means for the world's trees
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Forests vs. climate change: Researchers race to understand what drought means for the world's trees

We’re already seeing signs of accelerated forest mortality around the world. And it’s not just arid regions that may see forest die-offs, new research finds.
Indigenous Maori and western scientists work through past injustices to save a threatened species
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Indigenous Maori and western scientists work through past injustices to save a threatened species

Threatened by a foreign pathogen, iconic kauri trees find allies in cross-cultural collaboration.

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