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The heat is so extreme it seems to be killing even plants adapted to it, like cacti: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/saguaro-cacti-collapsing-arizo
by barathr 3y ago
The heat is so extreme it seems to be killing even plants adapted to it, like cacti: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/saguaro-cacti-collapsing-arizona-extreme-heat-scientist-says-2023-07-25/ https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/saguaro-cacti-c...
- deaddodo 3y agoThe way I read that article is that the drought caused by the heat is what is killing the cacti, not the heat itself. They need a chance to absorb water and recuperate at some point.
- barathr 3y agoThe two are connected -- the pan evaporation in that region will be higher because of the heat, so the soil will be drier all else being equal. And inherently plants' growth involves evapotranspiration.