Tracking Global Warming’s Toll in Minnesota's Boreal Ecosystem

January 28, 2022

Across the boreal forest, scientists are tracking warming’s toll

From Minnesota to the Northwest Territories, researchers are studying dramatic changes in the vast northern forests: thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases, increased wildfires, and the slow transformation of these forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters. Dr. Lee Frelich talks more about this important work.