Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given the ...

Federal fire officials determined that the East Fork Fire was no longer a threat to lower Yukon River villages as of June 25, 2022. (Bureau of Land Management) In June, the largest tundra fire the ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

Local reindeer grazing history is an important determinant in the response of an ecosystem’s carbon sink to climate warming, say researchers. The significance of reindeer grazing history to tundra ...

The North Star Fire Crew clears brush around power poles on the road between St. Mary's and Pitka's Point on June 11, 2022. The crew is made up of firefighters in training from around the country.

The news that the frigid Arctic tundra ringing the polar region has switched from being a net absorber, or "sink," of planet-warming greenhouse gases to a net emitter, or "source," indicates the ...

Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world’s arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given the ...

Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change ...

Climate change is warming the Arctic tundra about four times faster than the rest of the planet. Now, a study suggests that rising temperatures will spur underground microbes there to produce more ...

Jamie Sayen of Stratford is author of “You Had a Job for Life,” an oral history of the Groveton paper mill. Mount Washington’s summit region, an enchanting, wild, dangerous world, is home to the ...