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The World’s Forests Mapped

September 2, 2020September 7, 2020 Alex 0 Comments forests

A forest is an area of land covered by trees. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, forests cover some 3.9 billion hectares (or 9.6 billion acres), which is about 30% of the Earth’s land surface.

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NASA Tree Height Map
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Tree Height Maps

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Alex 0 Comments Africa, Amazon, Asia, Australia, Central Africa, Eastern Europe, Eastern North America, Europe, forests, NASA, North America, South America, Southeast Asia, tree height, Western North America

Scientists from NASA created the map of the height of the planet’s forest. The map was generated using 2.5 million by laser pulse measurements from space.

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Peak folliage
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Autumn foliage colors mapped

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Alex 0 Comments autumn, fall, forests, nature, United States

Chlorophyll isn’t the alone player in the autumn leaf-color game. Some tree species begin to produce other pigments: beta-carotene, anthocyanin, flavonols. When the seasons begin to change, the production of Chlorophyll slows to a halt. That is what changes forests yellow, oranges and red.

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The forest cover of the United States mapped

November 18, 2017November 24, 2020 Alex 0 Comments forests, United States

At the time of European settlement in North America, primary or virgin forests covered nearly all of the East Coast (1 billion acres or 4 million sq. km.). By the end of the 20th century, virgin forests remained in the South. Nowadays, If we consider all forests, 37% of the United States territory (about 1/3 of the U.S.) is forested.

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Forest area in Europe (million ha) and share (percent) of land area by country

May 24, 2015March 11, 2019 Alex 0 Comments Europe, forests

40 percent of land in Europe covered by forests. Forest area in Europe has increased since 1990 by 17 million

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