In the book about Africa I’m reading Schweitzer describes how crops can’t be planted there as the too warm seasons make the plants grow so fast the wheat seeds don’t fatten and potatoes don’t grow tubers. They need time to develop. Will that happen here?
I took the seasons for granted. I think everyone did. 😔
A lot of things collapse when the weather changes. Things like apples need a period of cold weather over winter. Often multiple things are synchronised, like the flowering and growth of particular plants and insects and animals that are part of cycle of polination, or predators that eat pests etc. Even very small changes in climate can have major effects on the way everything works together.
A lot of plants literally require a cold period to fruit (berries, etc). Constantly warm weather makes a lot of plants lose their shit, it’s like foregoing sleep. You think you’re good at first, then the wheels come off.
I think this was what @bottomracer was talking about yesterday. Winter in South America
In the book about Africa I’m reading Schweitzer describes how crops can’t be planted there as the too warm seasons make the plants grow so fast the wheat seeds don’t fatten and potatoes don’t grow tubers. They need time to develop. Will that happen here?
I took the seasons for granted. I think everyone did. 😔
A lot of things collapse when the weather changes. Things like apples need a period of cold weather over winter. Often multiple things are synchronised, like the flowering and growth of particular plants and insects and animals that are part of cycle of polination, or predators that eat pests etc. Even very small changes in climate can have major effects on the way everything works together.
A lot of plants literally require a cold period to fruit (berries, etc). Constantly warm weather makes a lot of plants lose their shit, it’s like foregoing sleep. You think you’re good at first, then the wheels come off.
So many records have been broken this year.
Really makes one wonder about tipping points.