ESA image: Mount Kenya from orbit
Mount Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, is pictured in this image from Japan's ALOS satellite from 25 February 2011.
Earth Sciences
Jun 6, 2014
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Page 15 - News tagged with national forest
Half of world's forest species at risk
Half of the world's forest species are at risk from climate change and farming, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, as it called for "urgent action" to manage them better.
Environment
Jun 4, 2014
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New lizard species discovered in Peru
Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard at a national park in Peru, experts said on Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2014
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NASA images: Colby fire near Los Angeles, California
A wildfire started and spread quickly in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles on January 16, 2014. The plume of ash and smoke blanketed much of the metropolitan area and prompted air quality warnings.
Earth Sciences
Jan 17, 2014
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Ecosystems threatened by fire suppression-only policy
In late July, UC Berkeley fire ecologist Scott Stephens was working in Stanislaus National Forest, gathering data on how a century had altered its character. What he saw were the signs of a clear and present danger.
Environment
Nov 27, 2013
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Forests buffer the effects of climate change on plants
Collaborative research involving scientists from Trinity College Dublin has shown that forests are able to limit the effect of climate change on the plants in their communities, such that different species are favoured in ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2013
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House OKs more logging in national forests
In response to fires that have ravaged the West this year, the House on Friday approved a bill that would expand logging in national forests despite a White House veto threat.
Environment
Sep 23, 2013
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Nearly 40 percent of Rim Fire land a 'moonscape'
A fire that raged in forestland in and around Yosemite National Park has left a contiguous "moonscape" in the Sierra Nevada mountains larger than any in centuries.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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Squelching Sierra fires left forest ready to burn
Unnaturally long intervals between wildfires and years of drought primed the Sierra Nevada for the explosive conflagration burning the rugged landscape on the edge of Yosemite National Park, forestry experts say.
Environment
Aug 28, 2013
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Of bears and berries: Return of wolves aids grizzly bears in Yellowstone
A new study suggests that the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park is beginning to bring back a key part of the diet of grizzly bears that has been missing for much of the past century – berries that help bears ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2013
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