firescar.bsky.social
Tree-ring scientist, forest ecologist, forest fires, climate and human interactions. Regents Professor Emeritus Univ AZ; home in New Mexico.
👤 Joined on 20 October 2023
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@firescar.bsky.socialSometimes, the way the world works is weird, and the true tale sounds like invented stories.. You can't make this up. www.popsci.com/science/lewi...
Show PostA study using thousands of tree-ring sites around the world suggests that as the climate warms, more trees will experience growth constraints from dryness by 2100, limiting carbon sequestration. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/oI6k50ZMEbn
Show PostPermafrost (frozen ground) is thawing, triggering huge changes across Alaskan landscapes. Find out how and why as I trek across collapsing permafrost bogs. I write more about this and other climate trends like underground zombie fires that outlast winter in Bogland (wwnorton.com/books/bogland).
Show PostOne of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Recent high-severity wildfires in a dry-conifer landscape are unprecedented over five centuries and foretell future forest loss.” Read now: https://ow.ly/v1oR50ZM4BE For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/pH5050ZM4Aj.
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