When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases. The forests are part of Earth ...

Canada’s boreal forest acts as the primary lungs of the Northern Hemisphere by purifying air and regulating the global climate. This massive ecosystem serves as Earth’s largest terrestrial carbon ...

Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway, with its endless succession of spruce, aspen, fir and birch trees, it's easy to assume that our country is bursting with forests. Although we might see a few ...

Devastating wildfires are threatening to destroy Canada’s boreal forest. The boreal forest is the largest carbon store on terrestrial Earth but climate change is causing devastating wildfires and ...

A study finds that logging has inflicted severe damage to the vast boreal forests in Ontario and Quebec, two of the country’s main commercial logging regions. By Ian Austen and Vjosa Isai Ian Austen ...

Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or ...