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#ClimateChange:
"First, the #fires in #boreal regions become more intense, and, because of the tremendous heat being generated, #peat, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, can start to burn and contribute massive amounts of carbon to the air.
That carbon will take at least another 1,000 years to go back into the peat.
Second, in boreal regions, fires can thaw #permafrost, beginning a cascade of microbial processes that may also generate #GreenhouseGases"
#ClimateChange #fires #boreal #peat #permafrost #greenhousegases
#Costco sells a billion rolls of toilet paper each year. It's the company's best-selling item. Stacked on top of each other, those rolls would soar to heights of 300 million feet -- the same as 240,000 Empire State Buildings.
But those rolls don't come from thin air. They're chopped from the #boreal and flushed away to infinity.
4/5
**Fungal community dynamics in coarse woody debris across decay stage, tree species, and stand development stage in northern boreal forests**
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0061
#CoarseWoodyDebris #fungi #metabarcoding #forestry #boreal #Canada
#coarsewoodydebris #fungi #Metabarcoding #forestry #boreal #canada
#EnvironmentalAction is urging the company to start by committing to cut the amount of virgin wood fibers in its tissue products in half by 2025.
Nothing we use for a few minutes should lead to the destruction of something as timeless and priceless as North America's #boreal #forest.
- Environmental Action
#StandUpForForests
#StopNativeForestLogging
#ProtectOurWildlife π¦
7/7
#protectourwildlife #stopnativeforestlogging #standupforforests #forest #boreal #environmentalaction
Consider #Procter&Gamble (P&G), the parent company of #Charmin, #Puffs, #Bounty and more: About 40% of the wood pulp that #P&G uses for its North American paper products comes from #Canada, where the #timber industry's chainsaws are busy chipping away at the #boreal.
6/7
#p #procter #boreal #timber #Canada #bounty #puffs #charmin
As the #boreal 's billions of #trees breathe in #CarbonDioxide and breathe out #oxygen, the forest rivals the #Amazon for its role in cooling our overheated #planet. π³
4/7
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-subarctic-boreal-forest-vital-planet.html
#planet #amazon #oxygen #carbondioxide #trees #boreal
In June, #FortAlbany #FirstNation was #evacuated due to #wildfires .
The #Cree community is near the #JamesBay coast and surrounded by the #boreal forest and peatlands.
Community members shared photos and videos on social media of massive smoke plumes above the forest's edge, with the low-lying #peatlands nearby.
#fortalbany #firstnation #evacuated #wildfires #cree #jamesbay #boreal #Peatlands
Re-#introduction time: I've been fascinated by #Arctic & #boreal #weather, #climate and #cultures all my life and have worked as a weather & climate professional for 40 years in private, public & academic roles. I'm grateful to live in #Alaska since 1980s & for the past 33 years on Tanana Dene lands near Fairbanks. Major interest in Alaska Indigenous languages and support/promote at every opportunity. I'm strongly pro-kindness and anti-troll. Previous Mastodon account: AlaskaWx@mastodon.social
#arctic #boreal #weather #climate #cultures #alaska #introduction
Time for a regular reminder that we're very close to several #climate #tipping #points.
π§#Arctic #winter #sea #ice #collapse.
π²#Boreal #permafrost #thaw.
π¬π±#Greenland ice sheet collapse.
π§#West #Antarctic ice sheet collapse.
πͺΈLow latitude #coral #reef death.
Explainer π https://www.carbonbrief.org/global-warming-above-1-5c-could-trigger-multiple-tipping-points/
Peer reviewed π https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn7950
#Climate #tipping #points #arctic #winter #sea #ice #collapse #boreal #permafrost #thaw #Greenland #west #Antarctic #coral #reef
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In #ecosystems "adapted to frequent or intense #wildfires, such as #boreal and #Mediterranean #forests, the growing occurrence of extreme wildfires has caused severe disruptions and hampered ecosystemsβ natural #regeneration capacity [...] In the Russian Federation [...], the extent of forestland affected by wildfires increased over fivefold between 2001 and 2021" [3]
"Wildfires also increasingly occur where natural fire activity is rare, such as in #TropicalRainforests" [3]
#ecosystems #wildfires #boreal #mediterranean #forests #regeneration #tropicalrainforests #ClimateChange
#Protecting #boreal #caribou has a #RippleEffect in the #ecosystem by #preservingΒ #migratory #bird #habitats and #mitigating #ClimateChange by keeping #forests intact, she said. The #species is also #important to #Indigenous communities that practise #traditional #hunting and #trapping .
Her hope is forΒ #government and #industry officials toΒ #listen to the #recommendations that have been made by #environmental groups and #IndigenousLeaders for years.
#protecting #boreal #caribou #rippleeffect #ecosystem #preserving #migratory #bird #habitats #mitigating #climatechange #forests #species #important #indigenous #traditional #hunting #trapping #government #industry #listen #recommendations #environmental #indigenousleaders
"Boreal fires, which typically account for 10% of global fire carbon dioxide emissions, contributed 23% in 2021, a new study reports".
#boreal #fires #CO2 #emissions
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980939
#boreal #fires #co2 #emissions
Sea smoke around a peninsula in Michiganβs Boreal Forest along Lake Superior just after sunrise, 12 February, 2023. Photo by Ken Harmon.
#Lake Superior
#Boreal
#GreatLakes
#BigOil is just going to dump their toxic #tarsands tailings into the Mackenzie River Basin and #abpoli and #cdnpoli are going to let that happen. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/oilsands-cleanup-funding-alberta-first-nations-1.6726794
#WaterisLife #canpol #corporateCapture #Boreal #ecosystems #UNESCO #WoodBuffaloNationalPark #Arctic
#bigoil #tarsands #abpoli #cdnpoli #waterislife #canpol #corporatecapture #boreal #ecosystems #unesco #woodbuffalonationalpark #arctic
RT @VVandvik
Job alert 2 - RT! Fully funded #PhD fellowship in #ecosystems #ecology with @bjenquist, @BjerknesBCCR and others to undestand the role of #Ericaceous #dwarfshrubs in ecosystem carbon storage in #boreal #alpine and #arctic ecosystems
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/237557/phd-research-fellow-in-ecosystems-ecology
#phd #ecosystems #ecology #ericaceous #dwarfshrubs #boreal #alpine #arctic
RT @VVandvik@twitter.com
Job alert 2 - RT! Fully funded #PhD fellowship in #ecosystems #ecology with @bjenquist@twitter.com, @BjerknesBCCR@twitter.com and others to undestand the role of #Ericaceous #dwarfshrubs in ecosystem carbon storage in #boreal #alpine and #arctic ecosystems
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/237557/phd-research-fellow-in-ecosystems-ecology
π¦π: https://twitter.com/VVandvik/status/1610658551201992706
#phd #ecosystems #ecology #ericaceous #dwarfshrubs #boreal #alpine #arctic
Job alert 2 - RT! Fully funded #PhD fellowship in #ecosystems #ecology with @bjenquist@twitter.com, @BjerknesBCCR@twitter.com and others to undestand the role of #Ericaceous #dwarfshrubs in ecosystem carbon storage in #boreal #alpine and #arctic ecosystems
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/237557/phd-research-fellow-in-ecosystems-ecology
#phd #ecosystems #ecology #ericaceous #dwarfshrubs #boreal #alpine #arctic