The study showed that leaves stayed on trees about 15% longer than they did a century agoResearchers studying hardwoods in northwest Ohio say a century of warming has extended their annual growing season by a month on average.
They say the research has implications for how well different types of trees will cope with future climate change. Our planet has warmed by 1.1C since the industrial revolution about 200 years ago. With most of that occurring in recent decades, researchers say Mikesell's observations are a near unique pre-warming dataset to compare with modern times.
Species responded to warmer temperatures in different ways - most kept their leaf colour longer into Autumn but some budded early.Trees are vital in sucking planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, and the researchers said a longer growing period probably meant they did more of that. But they warned that higher, fluctuating temperatures may also stress trees in ways so far unknown.
That's a good thing. How many retirees are moving to colder climates? Just asking for a friend. Let it warm Let it warm let it warm.
Proven liars pushing nonsense. Seasons change. The climate change. It is the natural way of things. DefundTheBBC
Going to go for a useless drive in my truck to help feed the trees
Nature is being nature and guess what, you cannot stop it. Yes we can. How, we will green tax people in the UK until they cannot afford to live.But it's a world issue isn't it incRussia,India&China.Yes but the UK people will just pay&make us all rich.
Yeah? We'll round our way , they're not even thinking about putting their leaves out yet and it's April at the end of the month.
I thought trees were good for the environment? 🤷🏻♂️ trees ClimateCrisis GlobalWarming
Terrible reporting.
So they can filter out more carbon dioxide….problem solved
A new study reports that increased vegetation growth during the recent decades, known as the “Greening Earth”, has a strong cooling effect on the land due to increased efficiency of heat and water vapor transfer to the atmosphere.
its bloody freezing
Stop lying. Pathetic journalism.
It's the trees! They're coming! Kate Bush (almost)
Bloody trees! We should all get together and stop climate change, otherwise there will be trees everywhere!
“Pay more taxes or we’ll be taken over by trees!” 😱🌲🌳🌴
Good. The quicker that plants take over this planet rather than the humans who destroy it the better. Nature and this planet will decide the future. Not humans. Get real to ClimateCrisis climatechange Our fate is decided. 'Human' demise is decided. Just saying.
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So more carbon taken out the atmosphere, more tropical climate around the world (great for growing food) win win