boem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholdswww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down14
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkTropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholdswww.nature.comboem@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
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.