The results of two studies raise new questions about how much the world can rely on forests to store increasing amounts of carbon in a warming future.
In the other study, we found that lowering global greenhouse gas emissions could have aWe used years of satellite observations, climate data andof about 450,000 tree plots across the U.S. where each tree is monitored for climate stress and survival. With that historical data, we built statistical models of the risk U.S. trees face from wildfires, insects and climate stress, primarily related to drought.
The more hopeful message is that our actions in the next decade matter enormously. If we can rein in the speed of climate change and take a lower-emissions path, that does a huge amount to lower risk and increase the benefits. This isn’t a “throw up our hands and panic” situation – it is our chance to take steps that make sure resilient and sustainable forests last for the future.
What we do with our own emissions and efforts to slow climate change matters immensely for the future of forests.
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