A vicious cycle of warming temperatures and reduced snowpack in northern forests is more severe than climate models have shown and could lead to increased fire risk and permanent damage to ecosystems.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8024900

This means that the boreal forest, which stretches across the northern half of three continents and is home to many critical ecosystems, is changing even faster than scientists realized.

  • enkers
    19•6 months ago

    Basically my experience this winter. Normally we have several feet of snow on the ground for a full season. This year, it was a few inches, and lasted less than a month.

    • @[email protected]
      1•6 months ago

      23-24 was an el nino year. That’s going to cause wacky weather irrespective to long term patterns.

      • enkers
        5•6 months ago

        It was, but I’ve been on this planet getting on towards half a century, and I’ve never seen an el nino year anything like this before.