Ancient forests took over 100,000 years to recover from a past period of global warming similar to today's climate conditions.

Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened https://theconversation.com/ancient-forests-took-100-000-years-to-recover-from-the-last-global-warming-period-similar-to-today-wyoming-fossils-reveal-what-happened-289462?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20August%2014%202026%20-%203913339832&utm_content=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20August%2014%202026%20-%203913339832+CID_aa0f5ba3fca62abdaf3c10dadb71a89d&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Ancient%20forests%20took%20100000%20years%20to%20recover%20from%20the%20last%20global%20warming%20period%20similar%20to%20today%20%20Wyoming%20fossils%20reveal%20what%20happened

🌳New research: Digging 56 million years into Earth’s past, scientists found a warning for today’s forests. As the planet warmed, Wyoming’s forests initially flourished. Then heat and drought took over, wiping out 60% of the tree canopy. It took more than 100,000 years to recover. https://theconversation.com/ancient-forests-took-over-100000-years-to-recover-the-last-time-global-warming-comparable-to-today-new-fossil-data-shows-289462