The Swedish Air Force is using laser-guided bombs to snuff out forest fires with blast waves, which (apparently) is similar to “blowing out candles on a birthday cake“. In related news: there are no words to describe the wildfire horror in Greece; arson is suspected as the source of forest fires east of LA; and BC’s air quality woes come from wildfires as far away as Siberia.

In Forestry news: NASA says mega fires in Canada’s north released half as much carbon as Canada typically stores in a year; the NRDC says the survival of the planet depends on Canada’s boreal forest; and a UK study says tropical forests may soon become a source rather than sink for greenhouse gases.

Finally, depending on your point of view: US tariffs are impacting home prices (in New York State); bad for homebuyers (in general); good for US sawmills (in Maine); or not a problem in the short term (per CN Rail). 

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor