Posted on 01/10/2020 10:19:14 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Grasses, shrubs and mosses are growing and expanding around Mount Everest and across the Himalayan region as the area continues to experience the consequences of global warming, researchers have found.
Scientists from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom used satellite data to establish increases in subnival vegetation -- plants that grow between the tree line and the snow line -- in the Himalayas. Using NASA Landsat satellite data from 1993 to 2018, remote sensing scientists measured "small but significant" increases in vegetation cover across four height brackets between 4,150 and 6,000 meters (13,615-19,685 feet) above sea level.
"There are now more areas that are covered in plants than there were in 1993," Karen Anderson, a remote sensing scientist who led the research, told CNN.
Around Mount Everest, there was a significant increase in vegetation across all height brackets, the research team found.
While it is still too early to tell what impact this new growth could have on the region, "urgent research" on the potential effects is needed, Anderson told CNN.
"We don't know what the impact is -- it may be that plants trap snow and might cause it to melt more slowly. It might be that the plants cause the snow to melt more quickly," she added.
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Yep. The planet is greening. Oh the huge manatee!
Plants absorb co2.
The planet is greening up, plant life is thriving, everybody panic!
All the dead bodies and waste make good fertilizer.
The warmth around Everest might be stemming from a strong LOCAL tourist/climber industry.
"We don't know what the impact is -- it may be that plants trap snow and might cause it to melt more slowly. It might be that the plants cause the snow to melt more quickly," she added.
So... what the f***?
More plants? MORE PLANTS!!!
OMG,OMG we’re all gonna dieeeeeeee!!
This has nothing to do with global warming. It has everything to do with having more CO2 in the atmosphere. Thanks big oil!
About as definitive as climate change.
“Plants absorb co2.”
Only when the sun is shining. At night they expel CO2
Forty years ago, the junk scientists were warning about acid rain killing all the plants! Now they’re alarmed too many plants are growing.
Geez.
Looks like they found out where parts of the vanishing Amazon rain forest have been moving.
Next thing you know there’s gonna be plants all over the planet! Then what will we do?
OH, NO!
Gee, I wonder why????.................
Plant life dying... bad!
Plant life thriving... well,... maybe just maybe it’s bad.
The Left, mental illness on parade.
This isn’t about warming. It’s about increased CO2. I wish we could figure out a way to bump it up to about 2,000 PPM. It would change agriculture as we know it.
Not to mention the Sahara. A good CO2 supply reduces the amount of water needed for plants to thrive.
Oh sure. Its easy to give flip responses like that when you dont care about endangered species. What about the plight iof the yeti?
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