As extreme fires transform Alaska’s boreal forest, deciduous trees put a brake on carbon loss
And over long time scales, deciduous forests that replace spruce can store more carbon than is lost to fires.
Fire is a hot topic these days, particularly when it comes to the boreal forest, the vast expanse of trees that stretches across Alaska, Canada and other cold northern regions. Large fires have been burning more frequently and severely in these remote landscapes, driven by longer seasons of hot, dry weather and more lightning strikes as the climate warms.
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