Boreal Forests:
A study reveals that nearly half of the world’s boreal forests are undergoing major changes due to climate change, increasing wild fire risks and altering their carbon sink role.Boreal forests are warming four times faster than the global average. Boreal forests are transitioning to an open state (with sparse tree cover), reducing their carbon storage capacity and increasing wildfire risks, with tree density decreasing from south to north.Permafrost thawing may release significant soil carbon, further complicating carbon storage projections. The boreal forest (or “taiga”) is the world’s largest land biome, covering 30% of global forest area and 10% of Earth’s land surface.
