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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Please tell me the URGENCY that this causes?
If the snow melts faster or slower because there are more plants then there were 25 years ago... what about that is so important to fully understand its impact?
The planet has been changing since the first two dust particles stuck together and will keep changing as long as it exists...
What about THIS change is so desperate that we need to understand it fully and understand it now??
Well played sir!
In any normal mindset plants growing would be a great thing.
It's the Brawndo. It's got Electrolytes, it's what plants crave.
Please tell me the URGENCY that this causes?
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Because 1.4 billion people rely on the water, and all these new plants would steal that water. Kill the plants, save the children. Donate now, our research is critical.
You mean water, like from a toilet?
....and this is a problem how?
“There are now more areas that are covered in plants than there were in 1993,”
What about 1693? 1293? 893? Etc...
The “urgent research” is the key. Translated, it means they want more grant money.
Speaking of which, toilets should be outlawed! Save the water, save the planet.
Agrred. Many years ago my soil scientist uncle had a contract with the United Nations to study a serious problem in the Himalayas, namely soil erosion. So plants are a good thing if you want to hang onto your soil.
When’s the last time they actually taught that in public schools?
The planet is becoming greener and might one day lose it’s deserts. OMG!!!!!
with more to eat the Yeti population will explode!
Maybe the locals ate most of the herbivores?
"It looks like there's an equal chance that temperatures could be near normal, above normal or below so it's kind of a close call."
10 second clip at 4:26
https://youtu.be/YHY_aEc6YFM?t=268
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