Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in Australia: study

Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster

Kara Peak/Unsplah, CC BYAcross Australia, forests are quietly changing. Trees that once stood for decades or centuries are now dying at an accelerating rate. And this is not because of fire, storms, or logging. The chronic stress of a warming climate is killing them. Our new research draws on 83 years of records from more than 2,700 long-term forest plots. This is the most extensive dataset ever assembled of Australia’s forests. For the first ti…

Quietly dying: few forests spared from tree losses

Australian forests are thinning in a worrying finding for a world relying on plants to help soak up excess atmospheric carbon.

As the world warms, more trees are dying in Australian forests

From Tasmania to the Top End, Australia's forest trees are dying at higher rates due to climate change, according to new research.

Climate-driven tree deaths speeding up in Australia: study

Australia's forests are losing trees more rapidly as the climate warms, a new study examining decades of data said Tuesday, warning the trend was likely a "widespread phenomenon".