Study finds alpine peaks are greening in the Northeast U.S., Canada

PHYSorg
Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 am91 pts
In northeastern North America, a stretch of mountains runs 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the Adirondacks in New York to the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec. Nearly 70 million people live within a day's drive of one of the alpine zones, the areas above the tree line where trees don't grow because of harsh…

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