Scientists and coal miners have discovered a huge fossilised forest in the United States that existed tens of millions of years before the dinosaurs. Studying the remains of this ecosystem, which was wiped out by flooding over 300 million years ago, could provide clues about modern climate change.
Dr Balgis Osman-Elasha: Co-Author of Report On How Climate Endangers Forests
There is no doubt Climate Change is changing our weather. But the effects could lead to increasing poverty, starvation, fewer industry jobs, less investment and increased danger from natural Hazards. Our edited extracts from the Global Assessment report: “Adaptation of Forests and People to Climate Change” from Dr. Balgis Osman-Elasha, lead author for International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) help explain the potential problems.