Scientists Find ‘Lost’ Forests Nearly Seven Times The Size Of Texas

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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Scientists looking at forest cover in some of the world’s driest places found something astounding — “lost” forests covering an area nearly seven times the size of Texas. “We found new dryland forest on all inhabited continents, but mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, around the Mediterranean, central India,…

Global Warming Is Making Canada’s Forest Grow Faster

Global Warming Is Making Canada’s Forest Grow Faster

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By Andrew Follett Scientists have found that global warming is helping Canadian trees recover from a devastating insect infestation, according to research published Tuesday by the University of Victoria. The research focuses on the forest of the Canadian province of British Columbia and found that warmer, wetter and more carbon dioxide (CO2) rich conditions caused by global warming are…