boem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholdswww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholdswww.nature.comboem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarejoelthelion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year ago we found that tropical forests can withstand up to a 3.9 ± 0.5 °C increase in air temperatures before a potential tipping point in metabolic function Not that close, fortunately. There are tons of other terrible disasters that will strike before we reach this point.
Not that close, fortunately. There are tons of other terrible disasters that will strike before we reach this point.