Boreal forests likely to become savanna after wildfire if climate changes: Canadian scientist
STORY: Boreal forests likely to become savanna after wildfire if climate changes: Canadian scientist
DATELINE: July 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:54
LOCATION: Ottawa
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Paul Beckwith being interviewed
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL BECKWITH, Former assistant professor at the University of Ottawa
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL BECKWITH, Former assistant professor at the University of Ottawa
STORYLINE:
The boreal forests in Canada's wildfire region will likely not regrow if the climate there has changed, a Canadian climate system scientist has warned.
"We can't assume that when a forest burns down it will be replaced over time by another forest," Paul Beckwith told Xinhua in a recent interview, explaining that if the annual temperatures have changed and the precipitation in that region has also changed and reduced, the region where the forests used to be will become savanna, mostly grasslands with the odd, isolated trees, or just pure grasslands.
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