Jan 2022
A massive line of vegetation in the Sahel may intensify the West African monsoon, simulations show
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ could have far-reaching climate effects
Feb 2024
The trees' knotty bark and ability to die in segments house and feed forest species
Ancient trees' gnarled, twisted shapes provide irreplaceable habitats
Sep 2021
Blazes dumped a vast amount of CO2 into the air and triggered faraway algae blooms in the ocean
Australian fires in 2019–2020 had even more global reach than previously thought
Sep 2021
Water droplets were, on average, half the size of those generated by unaffected clouds
Clouds affected by wildfire smoke may produce less rain
Feb 2021
Research flights over the Los Angeles area tell a story of plant loss and regrowth
Color-coded radar maps reveal a patchwork of California wildfire destruction
Apr 2021
Sun-laden, open-canopied forests were transformed into the dark, dense ones seen today
The dinosaur-killing asteroid impact radically altered Earth's tropical forests
Jan 2020
Deforestation and river damming are changing the shape of these landforms around the globe
Fed by human-caused erosion, many river deltas are growing
Dec 2019
Fires, floods and vanishing sea ice are among the 2018 disasters attributed to human activity
Fingerprints of climate change are increasingly appearing in extreme weather
Mar 2022
There’s more to the effect than the capture of carbon dioxide alone
Forests help reduce global warming in more ways than one
Mar 2024
Spanish cedar trees create dense, brambly forests that tortoises avoid by shambling around them
Giant tortoise migration in the Galápagos may be stymied by invasive trees