Earth’s forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last climate shock — this one is moving 10 times faster

Fortune•Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 03:17 PM•2 min read

Tree fossils that are 56 million years old are trying to tell us something about how long forests take to bounce back from extreme heat.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/23/forests-recovery-time-climate-warming-fossils/)

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