The snow forest of North America may be about to shrink
It’s one of the world’s largest stretches of forest, with millions of people depending on it
![A drone photo of a southern stretch of the North American boreal forest burnt by wildfires.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/062223_no_NorthAmericanBorealForest_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Along a southern stretch of the North American boreal forest, wildfires in May left behind a burnt landscape (pictured) in Alberta, Canada.
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