Posted on 02/09/2023 8:21:59 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Warming temperatures unleash termites in more areas of the world, and more termites may actually accelerate warming temperatures. Scientists say it's time for climate prediction models to take note.
Not only do termites find warm and humid climates more hospitable, but they consume and decay wood at much higher rates in such climates, according to an international team of scientists.
As global temperatures rise, termites could expand their territories, take advantage of all the dead wood laying around, and further grow their populations. Using climatic models, the scientists concluded that termite habitats could increase by more than 30 percent of their current range. As they consume more wood, they will release carbon that has been stored in previously untapped forests for hundreds of years. As termites spread across the planet, these actions could accelerate rising temperatures.
So while a small percentage of the world's termite populations are consuming wood from buildings, far more are eating up wood debris in subtropical and tropical forests. If the world becomes more tropical, the real threat from termites might be even warmer global temperatures.
(Excerpt) Read more at phys.org ...
First climate change took my chocolate, then it increased my wife’s PMS. Now climate change is taking my home’s foundation!
Oh Al Gore, Save us!
I thought it was cockroaches.
import anteaters
Green weenies can eat the termites.
Moses’ ten plagues on Egypt have nothing on Anthropogenic Global Warming...
termites???
I thought Sodomy Geese were going to be humanity’s downfall
We’ve got that covered since termites and a stick will be our next diet. A win.
A new food source! Nothing like a thin sliced pine board, steamed with termite filling!
so eat them
Two words: Tulip Poplar
Termite colonies produce a lot of methane. Bring back chlordane to save the planet.
This should be of concern to Obama and his fellow elitists, with their coastal mansions......
Too late. The Democrats already run everything...
Did the termites defeat the Murder Hornets?
Oh noes, da world is gonna end.
Termites are greater in mass than humans.
That said, I don’t care.
More bugs to eat. So, what’s the problem?
“Climate crisis could pave way for global termite infestation”
So? They’ll just eat them. Problem solved.
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