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At least the plants are happy. Co2 is food for them.

by mrfusion 6y ago

chrisco255 6y ago
Yes, and warmth is good for them.
- redisman 6y ago
  Wrong. Most plants have a small range of extreme (and average) temperatures (low and high) they can tolerate.
  - chrisco255 6y ago
    Wrong. Freezing temperatures are by far the most challenging environments for plants to deal with and only a limited set of species are well adapted for cold climates. Meanwhile warm climates mean year round growing seasons and the widest range of species that thrive, this is why you can grow almost anything in tropical zones and get much more productivity out of that growth. See: https://www.gilmour.com/planting-zones-hardiness-map https://www.gilmour.com/planting-zones-hardiness-map
    - redisman 6y ago
      Hardiness zones are really useful for human cultivated plants. Many seeds require a certain amount of time below a low temperature to germinate and a hundred other variables. You seem to also be assuming many biomes in the northern hemisphere turns into a rainforest rather than a desert from increasing temperatures.
- breakyerself 6y ago
  The best warmth for a given species of plant is usually the one its adapted to. At the very least warmer temperatures can lead to populations of harmful insects to go out of control. Like bark eating beetles
  - chrisco255 6y ago
    If that were generally true then tropical zones would be overridden with bark eating beetles. Vastly more biodiversity occurs in tropical zones than in Arctic and Temperate zones.
    - breakyerself 6y ago
      Apparently you dont understand how evolution works. Trees in colder climates dont have a resistance to certain pests because freezing weather keeps them in check. Changing the climate quickly allows these pests to overrun the tree populations. This isn't an issue in warmer climates because life evolved differently there.
breakyerself 6y ago
The damage from changes to local climate are likely to outweigh that benefit for many species of plant.

At least the plants are happy. Co2 is food for them.

chrisco255 6y ago

Yes, and warmth is good for them.

redisman 6y ago
Wrong. Most plants have a small range of extreme (and average) temperatures (low and high) they can tolerate.
- chrisco255 6y ago
  Wrong. Freezing temperatures are by far the most challenging environments for plants to deal with and only a limited set of species are well adapted for cold climates. Meanwhile warm climates mean year round growing seasons and the widest range of species that thrive, this is why you can grow almost anything in tropical zones and get much more productivity out of that growth. See: https://www.gilmour.com/planting-zones-hardiness-map https://www.gilmour.com/planting-zones-hardiness-map
  - redisman 6y ago
    Hardiness zones are really useful for human cultivated plants. Many seeds require a certain amount of time below a low temperature to germinate and a hundred other variables. You seem to also be assuming many biomes in the northern hemisphere turns into a rainforest rather than a desert from increasing temperatures.
breakyerself 6y ago
The best warmth for a given species of plant is usually the one its adapted to. At the very least warmer temperatures can lead to populations of harmful insects to go out of control. Like bark eating beetles
- chrisco255 6y ago
  If that were generally true then tropical zones would be overridden with bark eating beetles. Vastly more biodiversity occurs in tropical zones than in Arctic and Temperate zones.
  - breakyerself 6y ago
    Apparently you dont understand how evolution works. Trees in colder climates dont have a resistance to certain pests because freezing weather keeps them in check. Changing the climate quickly allows these pests to overrun the tree populations. This isn't an issue in warmer climates because life evolved differently there.

breakyerself 6y ago

The damage from changes to local climate are likely to outweigh that benefit for many species of plant.