Scientists: Trees hold El Niño, hurricane secrets

As the 2026 hurricane season proceeds and a strong El Niño disrupts weather patterns around the globe, the world’s trees will ...
Alaska Dispatch News

As temperatures climb, Alaska's swelling trees gulp down water

POKER CREEK --On this south-facing hillside bathed in spring sunshine, trees are swelling like hot dogs. "They're all a little thicker than they were last week," Jessie Young says of the birch, aspen ...
The New York Times

Tree Lovers in the South Grieve Ice Storm’s Toll

The ice that fell during last month’s storm was unsparing: It decimated magnolias, oaks and other species in wealthy suburban enclaves, rural communities and urban parks. The ice that fell during last ...
Yahoo

Kodiak fisherman will plead guilty to stealing trees from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yellow cedar trees are seen in this Creative Commons-licensed photo by Richard Droker on Oct. 24, 2015. (Richard Droker photo) A ...
WESA

Beneath Alaskan Wildfires, A Hidden Threat: Long-Frozen Carbon's Thaw

The Fish Creek Fire in Interior Alaska isn't much to look at. It's about 7,500 acres in size, sitting about an hour south of Fairbanks near the twisty Tanana River. The main fire front — the ...