SERC Scientists Speak: Climate Change and Forests

As carbon dioxide rises, will trees prosper with the extra carbon? Or will extreme events like drought, flooding and sea level rise put them in jeopardy? Take a deep dive into some of the long-term forest studies going on at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Explore projects from BiodiversiTREE, where scientists are watching a new forest grow over a century, to TEMPEST, where scientists simulating future storms by flooding forest plots with 80,000 gallons of water. These experiments and discoveries are helping shape decisions today, so we can chart a clearer course to a sustainable future.
Created by Paul Serafini and Angelina Pictures. Learn more about SERC research at serc.si.edu