Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Climate killing trees twice as fast

This alarming article describes a study on the death rate of trees, which has doubled in recent decades. Come to think of it ... I can see this in my yard. We've had more trees die or be blown down in recent years than when I was growing up here.

I'm also reminded that, in very dry harsh areas, there are fewer and smaller trees, on down to brush and then herbaceous or succulent plants. We may be seeing a shift in forest belts, if some places become less able to support trees. That would be ... bad. Like Sahara bad: most of that desert was once forested.

Climate killing trees twice as fast

OREGON, USA: Old growth trees are dying at twice the rate they were in 1955, scientists say, and they're pointing the finger of blame at climate change and resulting drought.

In a study to published today in the U.S. journal Science a team of researchers led by the U.S. Geological Survey tracked 76 plots, each about 0.8 hectares in size, in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and southwestern British Columbia.

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earthwomyn06

earthwomyn06

January 23 2009, 11:46:44 UTC 12 years ago

I can see it in the trees around my house too.. I just thought it was me being weird... :(

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ysabetwordsmith

Hmm...

ysabetwordsmith

January 23 2009, 19:57:35 UTC 12 years ago

On the bright side, it's the quick alternation of warm and cold snaps that seem to make the maple sap run the best. That kind of alternation is actually increasing in my area, central Illinois, where it's a nuisance. But that's a useful pattern to watch for if you're trying to figure out where to farm sugar maples.
fayanora

fayanora

January 24 2009, 23:53:15 UTC 12 years ago

I think the fact that the Sahara was once forested is a vastly under-reported fact that needs to be mentioned a LOT in this time of climate change.