Tree and plant cover has deteriorated considerably in some areas, while advancing in other areas that previously burned or used to be frozen.
Published Jul 27, 2020
Research shows that very similar boreal landscapes produce very different types of fires.
Published Feb 4, 2015
Over the past forty years, shrubs have invaded the Siberian tundra, a sign that the Arctic is fundamentally changing as temperatures warm.
Published Jan 19, 2012
For more than two decades, satellites have been observing seasonal patterns of Earth's vegetation. In eastern North America, the spring “green up” is one of the most dramatic changes satellites observe.
Published Sep 15, 2007
Tiny adelgids are killing off hemlock trees in the eastern United States.
Published Nov 15, 2016
Climate change could lead to a net loss of plant life in some regions, and also could change the ratio of species that grow in them.
Published Oct 17, 2019
New satellite-based research suggests that mule deer mothers are in tune with their environment, with reproduction patterns closely matching the cycles of plant growth in their habitat.
Published Mar 22, 2016
Despite its northerly location, valleys in parts of this remote archipelago burst into green in the summer.
Published Aug 27, 2015
New research shows shrubs and other plants infiltrating the countryside and advancing northward in Quebec.
Published Dec 10, 2011
