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Trees struggle to 'breathe' as climate warms, researchers find (phys.org)
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[–] HappycamperNZ 17 points 9 months ago

Well that's not fucking terrifying

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

The actual paper is saying they don't know if it's any different from the past or if it will be different in the future. It says literally nothing about trees "struggling to breathe".

[–] SuckMyWang 7 points 9 months ago

I can’t believe the trees are betraying us like this

[–] saltesc 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Quick! They need more CO2, stat!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

it'd probably be the dryness, as plant-metabolism usually requires water, you know?

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[–] TheBat 2 points 9 months ago

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