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Climate Change Reduces Forest Regrowth After Wildfires

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Nick Iraola 0 Comments Climate Change, forest ecosystem, forest succession, tree saplings, US Rocky Mountains, wildfires

Forest are struggling to comeback after wildfires, but does anyone know why? A research team discovered climate change may be straining young saplings’ abilities to reestablish themselves after a wildfire. A warmer and drier climate does not provide the right temperature or water resources a sapling needs to regrow a forest. With wildfires growing larger and more intense, this issue needs to be addressed and extinguished to sustain our forests!