News articles tagged with 'forests'
Orangutans unique in movement through tree tops
— 28 Jul 2009 08:25 | BiologyMovement through a complex meshwork of small branches at the heights of tropical forests presents a unique challenge to animals wanting to forage for food safely. It can be particularly... — full story
Forest fire prevention efforts will lessen carbon sequestration, add to greenhouse warming
— 9 Jul 2009 13:09 | EnvironmentWidely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon... — full story
New NCAR system may guide transoceanic flights around storms and turbulence
— 7 Jul 2009 18:03 | EnvironmentThe National Centre for Atmospheric Research is developing a prototype system to provide aircraft with updates about severe storms and turbulence as they fly across remote ocean regions.... — full story
Russians will 'enjoy' transgenic trees this autumn
— 4 Jul 2009 14:20 | EnvironmentRussians will 'enjoy' genetically modified trees this autumn. Russian scientists have created transgenic birch and aspen. Researchers from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, who... — full story
Australia's climate: Drought and flooding in annual rings of tropical trees
— 12 Jun 2009 14:07 | EnvironmentAnnual rings are acclaimed in representing natural climate archives. For the temperate latitudes it is known that the growth of these annual rings depend mainly on temperature and precipitation... — full story
Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change
— 11 Jun 2009 11:36 | EnvironmentA Purdue University study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent in the amount... — full story
Fire mitigation work in western US misplaced
— 9 Jun 2009 11:33 | EnvironmentOnly 11 percent of wildfire mitigation efforts undertaken as a result of a long-term federal fuels-reduction program to cut down catastrophic wildfire risk to communities have been... — full story
WWF to grade palm oil buyers
— 12 May 2009 11:17 | EnvironmentOnly one percent of the sustainable palm oil available on the market has been bought, according to new figures released by the WWF today... — full story
NASA study says climate adds fuel to Asian wildfire emissions
— 2 May 2009 19:02 | EnvironmentIn the last decade, Asian farmers have cleared tens of thousands of square miles of forests to accommodate the world's growing demand for palm oil, an increasingly popular food ingredient.... — full story
Amur tigers threatened by economic crisis
— 24 Apr 2009 15:58 | EnvironmentLoggers in Russia's Far East increasingly are cutting down Korean cedar pine, raising concerns that the endangered Amur tiger could lose critical habitat and its prey could lose a major... — full story