‘Boreal forests\u2014together comprising the largest land biome on Earth\u2014account for about 23% of our planet\u2019s forested area and generally experience less pressure from human activities than other regions. A recent analysis of satellite images, however, showed that anthropogenic climate change has reached the biome\u2014and it\u2019s a scene worthy of Tolkien: The entire boreal forest is on the move.’<\/p>\n