Forests and Forestry – Page 4

Grass and Shrub Fires More Destructive Than Forest Fires in U.S.

Grassland and shrubland fires burn more land and destroy more homes across the United States than forest fires, a new study found.

Firefighters in several states have been fighting to contain blazes that have primarily been fueled by severe drought and warmer temperatures.

The largest trees on the planet can’t easily ‘migrate’ — but in a warming world, some humans are helping them try to find new homes.

Endless evacuations, unimaginable smoke and heat, 45 million acres burned — is this the nation’s new normal?

In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them.