HSS Highlights
Apr 7th, 2026

What happens to Newfoundland forests in drought conditions.
Dr. Carissa Brown, MUN Geography, speaks about the conditions which led to last year's wildfires.
"A lot of the species that grow on the ground of the boreal forest are actually able to resprout after a fire. But if the fire burned very deeply, then those underground roots that might have normally survived a fire might have been killed. So that could change what comes back after a fire"