Iconic Minnesota conifers may give way to a more broad-leafed forest in the next century
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 12:01
in Earth & Climate
Over the next 100 years, Minnesota's iconic boreal forest and deep snow may change into a deciduous forest with winters warm enough for some precipitation to fall as rain, according to a new U.S. Forest Service assessment of the vulnerability of Minnesota forests to climate change.