Lee PetersenLast night's sunset from Fairbanks. It was 18°F, practically a heat wave after this winter.
anlomedadIt's 2026.
Manuscript received 17 October 2025.
Boreal fires in focus: 2019–2021 👀
That's 5 year old data!
Never mind that half Canada burned in the bananas years 2023 and continuing 2024.
"…indicating that anthropogenic forcings were likely to very likely necessary contributors".
No shit, sherlock.
"Attribution of observed pan-Arctic extreme fire events to anthropogenic forcings", Fiedler et al 2026.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae4d64
#climate #fire #BorealForest #CanadaFires #SiberiaFires #ClimateChange #FireWeather
cohanWishing all a happy and blessed season ahead (yesterday was Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn in the South). We had some springy weather earlier in the week (to at least 59C/60F) but the day itself rolled in just a few degrees above freezing (just a little below average) with some pretty fog. Rain and snow overnight and that looks about the same for the week ahead #spring #winter #sprinter #Alberta #Canada #nature #GetOutside #BorealForest
Fiona GregoryThis is a really beautiful video production, as well as being very interesting in its subject: Long term satellite records confirm the #borealForest has moved north by 23 km since 1985. It's a net gain of trees, which could be helpful for #carbon sequestration #biodiversity #climateChange https://nasa-ext.app.box.com/s/zp3qyzdgsi0xfqrcnctph5117f0s3sy1
My immediate area is Mixed Wood Boreal Forest, transitioning to Aspen Parkland to the east +Foothills biome to the west. We have mainly Aspen + Balsam Poplar, White + Black Spruce, Tamarack Birch + Willow with very scattered Pine. I start to see Pine on the drive west to work in #RockyMountainHouse,
Most of them are in spots that for some reason I struggle to get decent photos of..lol Here some are highlighted in the centre of the photo
#Alberta #BorealForest #trees #commute #landscape
Most of them are in spots that for some reason I struggle to get decent photos of..lol Here some are highlighted in the centre of the photo
#Alberta #BorealForest #trees #commute #landscape
We've fed Chickadees on some cold days + they've become very bold: approaching us very keenly to beg for more food. This little bunch actually mobbed me when I was out in the bush to get firewood a few days ago-swooping close enough to almost land on me #birds #nature #Alberta #Canada 🌿📷 #BorealForest #GetOutside #ForestSpirits #BirdGoddess
aeshnid
We've got a handful of Woodpecker species here, at least 3 are year round. This is the Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus distinguished from the similar but smaller Downy Woodpecker by size (not always super evident), the longer bill you can see in the side view and the unmarked white outer feathers on the tail. I'm often waiting to see photos enlarged on the screen for id! This one was high in a Balsam Poplar tree.
#birds #woodpecker #nature #BorealForest #Alberta #Canada #photography
#birds #woodpecker #nature #BorealForest #Alberta #Canada #photography
Winter sunrise in the boreal forest often lasts longer than people expect.
The sun stays low, scattering orange and red light through the atmosphere while the snow reflects cool blue shadow.
A raven flying over a spruce forest outside Fairbanks.
Forest gallery:
https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Forest
Miika