Eldorado Posted January 10, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2020 "Vegetation is expanding at high altitudes in the Himalayas, including in the Everest region, new research has shown. "The researchers found plant life in areas where vegetation was not previously known to grow. "A team used satellite data from 1993 to 2018 to measure the extent of plant cover between the tree-line and the snow-line. "The results are published in the journal Global Change Biology. "The study focused on the subnival region - the area between the tree-line (the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing) and the snow line (the boundary between snow-covered land and snow-free land). "Subnival plants are mainly small grasses and shrubs. " Full report at the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51050456 And at the New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229618-plants-are-growing-higher-up-mount-everest-as-the-climate-warms/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted January 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2020 See, assuming they're attributing this to Climate Change as they inevitably will, is it always a disaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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