A newly updated government map has many of the nation’s gardeners rushing online, Googling what new plants they can grow in their mostly warming regions.
Which means invasive species will also be moving into areas where they previously hadn’t been able to survive, further threatening native species of both plant and animal.
Not just that, but the ‘global greening’ caused by climate change will mean a great increase in weeds, meaning stronger herbicides will be necessary to maintain crop yields.
oh, that’s a good point. I could see plants and animals migrating north (if they can reproduce in that direction fast enough), but that also means more invasive species wreaking havoc on the existing environment.
oh dear lol
And there will likely be a migration of humans also. As equatorial regions become inhospitable, people will try to move north and south. America will likely see a flood of people trying to escape horrible temperatures in their home countries.
In addition, I wouldn’t be surprised if many southern states see people fleeing north for more reasonable temperatures and possibly fewer severe weather events. (Places like Florida, Texas, and Arizona might get more and more inhospitable while northern states like New York, Wisconsin, and Montana might start having milder winters and thus seem like better places to live.
I’ve been looking at trying to put down roots around the Great Lakes for future climate and fresh water access reasons.
Lake. Effect. Snow.
Good luck. ;)
That stuff is no joke. Walking in 4+ ft of snow for an hour on a normally 15 minute walk in sneakers with single digit wind blowing in all directions at 40mph. Good times! The lake effect was kinda nice on delaying winter too though.
Yeah the ripple effects are gonna throw people for a loop. Just wait until stuff like malaria or dengue fever gets a hold in first world countries. That’ll be a lot of fun.
Malaria outbreaks in Florida? bible dont say nuthin bout no malaria bein bad fer yew. Only sissylibs worry bout a lil malaria.
Conservatives genuinely do not mind disease outbreaks. The sooner they die off, the sooner normal people can address the climate disaster conservatives and corporations have worked so hard to create.
More like native habitats themselves will be shifting. Species in the southern regions of their hardiness zones just wont be native there anymore.
They already have. Every ash tree in my massive forest is gone. It used to be ash, pine, oak, and a few white birch mixed in. Now literally every single ash tree is dead or dying care of the ash boring beetle.
Armillaria root rot has taken hold as well and turned sections into rotted out soggy grossness. You torn over the soil and it’s just strings of fungus.
We have that here in Japan with wild boar already
Who could’ve seen that coming
You know what I find the most concerning? Puerto Rico has not changed. I don’t believe that. Considering the amount of biodiversity there it is probably paramount any change be recorded
