Texas is second to Alaska in acres of forest land
(AP) -- The first detailed statewide tree count in Texas history is headed toward this conclusion: Texas is No. 2.
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First national study finds trees saving lives, reducing respiratory problems
In the first broad-scale estimate of air pollution removal by trees nationwide, U.S. Forest Service scientists and collaborators calculated that trees are saving more than 850 human lives a year and preventing 670,000 incidences ...
Environment
Jul 26, 2014
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African lion survival may be dependent on corridor creation
Across Africa, lion populations are threatened by continued reductions in their range and associated genetic isolation.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2015
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California braces for power shutoffs and warm, windy weekend
Firefighters and officials at California's largest utility company braced for hot, dry and windy weather in northern and central areas of the state this weekend that may fan the flames of several major wildfires or ignite ...
Environment
Sep 26, 2020
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Reforestation research in Latin America helps build better forests
A tropical forest is easy to cut down, but getting it back is another story. In a special issue of the journal Forest Ecology and Management, leading researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and across Latin America offer ...
Environment
May 17, 2011
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Climate change effects, potential mitigation in Northeast forests subject of Forest Service Report
A new report by U.S. and Canadian scientists analyzes decades of research and concludes that the climate of the Northeast has changed and is likely to change more. The report outlines the effects of climate change on multiple ...
Environment
Aug 15, 2012
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Scientists may be using a flawed strategy to predict how species will fare under climate change, suggests study
As the world heats up, and the climate shifts, life will migrate, adapt or go extinct. For decades, scientists have deployed a specific method to predict how a species will fare during this time of great change. But according ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2023
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Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it's operating in crisis mode, fully deploying firefighters and maxing out its support system as wildfires continue to break out across the U.S. West, threatening thousands of homes and ...
Environment
Aug 14, 2021
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Art, science merge in study of 19th-century landscape paintings' ecological integrity
An Oregon State University-led collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental science.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2023
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Researchers look into the effects of repeated droughts on different kinds of forests
Drought is endemic to the American West along with heatwaves and intense wildfires. But scientists are only beginning to understand how the effects of multiple droughts can compound to affect forests differently than a single ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2020
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