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Trees are migrating west to escape climate change
Popular Science ^
| August 16, 2018
| By Marlene Cimons
Posted on 08/16/2018 1:27:02 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
An individual tree has roots and, of course, it doesnt move. But trees, as a species, do move over time. They migrate in response to environmental challenges, especially climate change. Surprisingly, they dont all go to the Poles, where it is cooler. As it turns out, more of them head west, where it is getting wetter.
Sure, some species, such as evergreens, are heading to the Poles to escape the heat. But others, like certain oaks and maple, are going west in search of rain. For the most part, tree migrations are moisture related, said Songlin Fei, associate professor at Purdues Universitys department of forestry and natural resources, who has studied this phenomenon in recent years. Precipitation has a stronger near-term impact on species shift than temperature.
Fei analyzed the movement of 86 tree species from across the Eastern United States between 1980 and 2015 using using field data obtained from the U.S. Forest Service. He found that 73 percent of tree species shifted to the west, while 62 percent moved poleward.
To be clear, the study focused only on the eastern half the country, meaning tree species didnt move to, for example, California, Oregon, or Washington. In fact, the transition was gradual. Species, on average, moved about 10 miles per decade, or about one county during the study period, Fei said.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakescience; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hoax; propaganda; socialism; songlinfei
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Damn trees never turn right on red after Stop. No tellin’ how much it's costing the economy to have trees back up traffic that would otherwise be flowing with less idle time.
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:38:27 PM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: moovova
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:39:34 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
But what about the screaming trees?
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:39:44 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: FreeperCell
That Johnny Appleseed fellow must’ve contributed a lot to climate change, eh?
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:40:24 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
To: Rashputin
"NOOO...please don't go, we love you, stay!!!!!!"
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:41:47 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Consensus isn't science.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Trees follow moisture.
If there is adequate water, trees will grow.
Any one who travels west of the Mississippi can observe Cotton Woods. They grow where there is adequate moisture. Follow the corronwoods and see the answer.
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:42:46 PM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12) Sanctuary is Sedition)
To: bert
But if you do that, how can you milk millions of grant dollars?
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:44:01 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Seeds hitching rides on vehicles on the Interstate probably has more to do with this than the climate.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I read the title and I literally laughed out loud.
I used to read Popular Science regularly.
Not anymore.
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:46:30 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Rebelbase
I think there is an Aug 16 Joke Day thread that this entire thread would appropriately fit into...
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:47:18 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Poplar science strikes again!
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:55:32 PM PDT
by
dangus
To: moovova
I saw them too.
I think I saw the young sapling on a milk carton last month.
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:55:40 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
An elm passed me on the freeway this morning...it *leaved* me in the dust.
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:56:29 PM PDT
by
FrankR
(IF it wasn't for the "F-word", and it's deritiives, the left would have no message at all.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:59:50 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
08/16/2018 1:59:50 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: FrankR
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posted on
08/16/2018 2:01:05 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I love you trees. Please don’t go.
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posted on
08/16/2018 2:03:36 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Could it have something to do with all of the tree planting campaigns.
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posted on
08/16/2018 2:09:36 PM PDT
by
HollyB
To: HollyB
An individual tree has roots and, of course, it doesnt move
Hoom Ha! bellowed Treebeard, Nonsense!
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posted on
08/16/2018 2:25:52 PM PDT
by
Gasshog
( Fight climate change - Try beating the air and scream at the sky)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Trees are migrating west to escape climate change
Ents vanished from middle earth eons ago..........Fake news.
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posted on
08/16/2018 2:27:06 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(I once found a needle in a haystack but it wasn't the one I was looking for...)
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