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President Trump’s first policy announcements had cast a long shadow over proceedings in Davos, even before he addressed the ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results ...

For example, removing trees in tropical regions can reduce rainfall because it changes the way water vapor forms over the forest canopy. Healthy forests help minimize extreme weather by regulating ...

Scientists just found evidence that Antarctica was a rainforest when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some 90 million years ago, ...

Tropical cyclones are dangerous storms that threaten lives, property and infrastructure. Our cyclone warning services help keep communities safe. For emergency assistance during a tropical cyclone, ...

A Pineapple Express is expected to produce heavy amounts of rain and snow in Northern California over the next week.

Forest ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of wooded areas, including rainforest, deciduous and evergreen, temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the ...

Are you a forest landowner seeking management assistance? Sign up for a Forest Stewardship or Post-Fire Forest Resilience Workshop today! CalFire's 2010 Ownership of Forest and Rangelands in ...

Despite our improved understanding of the importance of mangrove forests and their ecosystem services ... Where the conservation of endangered ecosystems such as mangroves, mudflats, seagrass meadows, ...