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Even resilient forests are failing to regrow after wildfires
Original: Why even resilient forests are struggling to regrow after wildfires
Forests long considered resilient to wildfire are increasingly failing to regenerate after burns, according to reporting drawing on recent research. Scientists point to hotter, drier conditions and more frequent, intense fires that kill seed sources and leave burned areas converting to shrubland or grassland instead of forest. The shift raises concern that large parts of western North America and other fire-prone regions may lose forest cover permanently.
Why now: Wildfires are intensifying worldwide, making the question of whether forests can recover urgent and timely.
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