Polar Amplification's Impact on Boreal Forests: Insights from the Silvertip Black Spruce Chronology, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Polar Amplification (PA) has caused a significant warming trend in Alaska, with temperatures rising by 3°F compared to a more modest 1.8°F increase in the contiguous United States since approximately 1900 (Stewart et al., 2022). In the context of this escalating impact on delicate ecosystems, tree-ring studies in boreal forests can serve as invaluable tools for decoding regional climate patterns.