Forests

"Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide".

"The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press."

"A number of wildfires in New Mexico and California have spawned evacuations, with intense blazes developing quickly and making damage assessments difficult for local officials."

"A new book, “The Light Eaters,” looks at how plants sense the world and the agency they have in their own lives."

"Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again."

"Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more than 70% of the rainforest."

"Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come".

"The Brazilian Federal Police arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects."