Climate Change And Deforestation Mean Earth's Trees Are Younger And Shorter
A new study finds rising temperatures and climate-driven disasters are helping transform the very makeup of the world's forests. This has major implications for biodiversity and more warming.
by Nathan Rott
May 29, 2020
2 minutes
The forests of today will not be the forests of tomorrow.
Rising temperatures, deforestation, development and climate-induced disasters are transforming the very makeup of Earth's forests, new research published in the journal Science finds.
Older, bigger trees — stalwarts in their respective ecosystems — are being lost at an alarming
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