In a 2012 file photo, Alaska's boreal forest, also known as taiga, stretches to the horizon. (Loren Holmes / ADN file photo) Boreal forest covers much of central Alaska.

Also known as the northern forest - or in Russia as the taiga - this is the world's largest terrestrial biome, stretching in a broad green band across northern Europe, Asia and North America ...

Forest Area Fluctuations: The coniferous forest area in North America increased by 5.62% between 2018-2023 compared to 1984-1991. However, it decreased by 4.85% from its peak in 1992-2001.

A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known as “Taiga” in North America), offering unprecedented insights into the health and dynamics of ...

Schwing: I’m walking my dogs in the boreal forest. It’s also known as taiga and this is where 11 percent of the world’s carbon is stored. It covers 1.3 billion acres of the earth's surface.

On the ground, they used the University of Helsinki’s Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, which is in taiga (boreal forest) about 200 km north of Helsinki. Over a seven-year period, the station has ...

Boreal forests are part of the taiga, a vast region that necklaces the Earth just south of the Arctic Circle. Blazes in tropical forests like the Amazon tend to garner more attention for their ...