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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“More plants are growing in the US now that mile’s thick glaciers have melted away revealing massive land that was once covered- the consequences could be series, and hugh
Come on climb to the top! If you cant climb please step aside to die so those below you can continue to climb. Be considerate of those still unfrozen. If you die on the trail we will push your body over the side. So ifin you decide to stop, please pick a spot that you feel will be a good view for your eternity.
Waiting for a eco-warrior climbing team to rip out all the ladders and climbing support infrastructure on Everest to impede the assault on the mountain.
[[”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.]]
It might be that water runs faster, it might be that water runs slower- it might be that dirt heats up faster, it might be that dirt heats up slower- We just don’t know what the impact might be, so everyone panic and empty your pockets-
Now that’s one place on earth where global warming would actually save lives.
"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... This "proves" that somebody has to fork over a bunch of money so some global warming religiousos can put together some documentation (AKA science) that a shows that a little additional vegetation growing on the mountain is disastrous for all human life on earth.
So who gives a rat’s a**? We are all going to die in 10 years. What anti-science buffoonery.
The net is intake.
Sounds like someone looking for government grant money to me.
[[I must have missed a news cycle.
Plants are bad?]]
We don’t know yet, they could be good, they could be bad, we just don’t know yet- so everyone panic!
ECO-DIVERSITY!!!!
Smoke Dat.
“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.
What makes any of that urgent and if plant matter there is so dangerous, lets aerial spray Roundup on it.
Or it may be that there's no difference at all!
With thousands of bored yuppies going there every year, they think that they aren’t accidently bringing seeds along with them?
Half a meter per year for 100 years is 50 meters in 100 years.
Man the life boats.
Life ruins himalayas!!!
I am MORE AMAZED every damn day at just how STUPID people really are!!!
Its all the fertilizer (bodies) that have left up there causing the growth.
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