As extreme fires transform Alaska's boreal forest, more aspen and birch are coming in – that can slow fires and their climate impact
- Written by Jill Johnstone, Adjunct Professor of Biology, University of Saskatchewan
A helicopter drops water on a forest fire in Alaska.Michael Risinger/U.S. Army National Guard, CC BYFire is a hot topic these days, particularly when it comes to the boreal forest, the vast expanse of trees that stretches across Alaska, Canada and other cold northern regions. Large fires have been burning more frequently and severely in these...

