The Future of Forests
Tags: GLOBAL warming; FOREST microclimatology
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- No easy answer. Randerson, James // New Scientist;4/13/2002, Vol. 174 Issue 2338, p16
Focuses on the impact of climate change on the forest in the U.S. Problems on global carbon dioxide emissions; Increase levels of carbon dioxides; Views of William Schlinger on the problem of global warming.
- Spring-flowering herbaceous plant species of the deciduous forests of eastern Canada and 20th century climate warming. Houle, Gilles // Canadian Journal of Forest Research;Feb2007, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p505
Increases in the emission of greenhouse gases, particularly during the second half of the 20th century, have been associated with climate warming at the global scale. High latitude areas have been reported to be particularly sensitive to such changes, with significant impacts on plant phenology....
- Keep the planet's heart pumping. Pearce, Fred // New Scientist;4/4/2009, Vol. 202 Issue 2702, p6
The article reports that a couple of meteorologists have claimed in a controversial new theory that questions man's fundamental understanding of what drives the weather. They believe vast forests generate winds that help pump water around the planet. If correct, the theory would explain how the...
- MODELLING CLIMATE CHANGE. // Prospect;Feb2006, Issue 119, p13
The article reports that the world climate change modeling is marred in confusion by two very important discoveries. The author points out that aerosols actually reduce global warming than contribute to it. Forests are also found to cause large amount of methane emissions, and methane is...
- Regional and Global Impacts of Land Cover Change and Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies. Findell, Kirsten L.; Pitman, Andrew J.; England, Matthew H.; Pegion, Philip J. // Journal of Climate;Jun2009, Vol. 22 Issue 12, p3248
The atmospheric and land components of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory�s (GFDL�s) Climate Model version 2.1 (CM2.1) is used with climatological sea surface temperatures (SSTs) to investigate the relative climatic impacts of historical anthropogenic land cover change (LCC) and...
- AMERICAN FORESTS 2005. // American Forests;Summer2006, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p39
The article presents the annual report of the organization "American Forests" for 2005, titled "The Path to Recovery." Human activities are reported to have polluted 60% of the world's environment and triggered global climate change. American Forests helps people assess their forest resources,...
- FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. Hoogeveen, Hans // UN Chronicle;Jun2007, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p36
The article discusses how forests are linked to climatic changes and their role in creating microclimates and in modifying the impacts to such changes. It states that global warming is caused by carbon dioxide emissions and trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis...
- WHAT ANOTHER CENTURY OF GLOBAL WARMING COULD DO TO OUR WILDERNESS. // BioCycle;Jan2008, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p14
The article discusses the possible effects of global warming on U.S. wilderness areas during the next century. The disappearance of glaciers, transitions to alpine communities, and the possibility of catastrophic species mortality in the Northwestern U.S. is predicted. The absence of pika from...
- Lament for the wild. Edwards, Rob // New Scientist;03/13/99, Vol. 161 Issue 2177, p14
Examines the possible effects of global warming on Scotland's Highlands. Report from the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH); Impact of warming on the Caledonian pine forest; Projections for changes in average temperature, storminess, wind speed, and solar radiation; Species which may be...
