The World is Fucked
The World is Fucked
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Parts of tropical rainforests could get too hot for photosynthesis, study suggests
Some leaves in tropical forests from South America to South East Asia are getting so hot they may no longer be able to photosynthesize, with big potential consequences for the world’s forests, according to a new study.
Leaves’ ability to photosynthesize – the process by which they make energy from carbon dioxide, sunlight and water – begins to fail when their temperature reaches around 46.7 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit).
While this may seem high, leaves can get much hotter than the air temperature, according to the report published Wednesday in Nature by a group of scientists from countries including the US, Australia and Brazil.
- the singularity is happening.. no more photosynthesis in the jungle ...huzzah huzzah we gonna do it....neverscared
- good, we're the shitties species that's ever existed, the sooner we go extinct the better for the planet._niko
- speak for yourself, eco-loonzardoz