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Are trees in Central Europe defying climate change?
2013-09-02 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys,org: Over 200 researchers from Europe and around the world are currently meeting in Zürich to share the latest findings on the topic "Climate Change: Tree responses in Central European forests". One key question is this: How can we structure forests to enable them to continue to fulfil their many functions? One concept that is mentioned increasingly frequently is 'plasticity' forests' ability to adapt to environmental changes. The conference in Zürich is being organised by the Swiss Federal Institute...
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Californian Rim fire heads towards Yosemite's famed sequoia trees
2013-08-31 21:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A massive wildfire that has charred the northwestern edge of California's Yosemite national park is heading towards two groves of the park's famed sequoia trees, the national park service director, Jonathan Jarvis, said as firefighters battled the blaze on Saturday. The so-called Rim fire, which now has an overall footprint that exceeds the area of Dallas, has burned about 6% of Yosemite's wilder backcountry but the vast majority of the park was still unaffected, Jarvis said. The sequoias are...
Transit Worker Accused Of Downing Trees, Wires In Elmont Due In Court
2013-08-28 17:38:34| Railroads - Topix.net
The New York City Transit Authority electrician charged in a bizarre incident that left a trail of destruction in a Long Island community is due in court Wednesday.
Can you see the Forest For The Trees?
2013-08-27 19:14:18| PortlandOnline
The Forest For The Trees project brought artists from around the globe to collaborate together and create incredible murals in Portland all while exposing the community to the creative process.
Giant sequoia trees threatened by Yosemite fire
2013-08-27 17:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: A raging forest fire sweeping toward Yosemite National Park in California may threaten giant sequoia trees. The massive Rim Fire is an intense "crown" fire, meaning it is burning and leaping in the tops of trees instead of crawling along the ground. The National Park Service has closed two of Yosemite's three giant sequoia groves to work on preventive fire efforts, a park service statement said. The Merced and Tuolumne groves are about 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the edge of the Rim Fire, which...
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