Ever wonder how many trees stand tall in North America's vast boreal forest? A new University of Alberta study has the answer ...

In North America, arctic tundra is found in northern ... You can expect to find fir, spruce, larch, aspen, and jack pine. The boreal forest separates the tundra from the temperate forest.

The northern forest circles the globe through Russia, Scandinavia, and North America, covering approximately 13.8 million km 2 (UNECE and FAO 2000). This boreal forest is one of the two largest ...

A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known as 'Taiga' in North America), offering ... to extract coniferous forest areas from Landsat ...

Their muse is the taiga, or boreal forest ... all share the nature of the north,” says the museum in a statement. “The seemingly boundless expanses of the forest, the radiant light of ...

In North American boreal forests, several million hectares can go up in smoke in a single year. On the other hand, these forest fires can seem almost negligible for several consecutive years.

A new study suggests fires in North ... and Canada. America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. Boreal forest fires ...