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Phenology is currently happening in Italy. From the article "Lack of rain leaves Italy gasping" (https://briefly.co.za/business-economy/economy/180581-lack-rain-leaves-italy-gasping/) comes the following: "Sicily declared a natural disaster over drought earlier this month, while on the island of Sardinia, farmers are limited in how much water they can use. ... The southern regions of Puglia and Basilicata are also suffering, with farmers' association Coldiretti warning this weekend that warm temperatures have woken thousands of bees early. This threatens the pollination of some crops because the bees are out of sync with the flowering period of plants from which they gather pollen. "
“We have knocked this essential cycle off balance. Plants and climate are inextricably linked. The biggest draw down of CO2 from our atmosphere is photosynthesizing organisms,” Lloyd points out.
“It’s a big knob on the composition of the atmosphere, so that means small changes have a large impact.”
Thank you for your informed comments, Kevin. We’ve made quite the mess of Earth, considering our short stay. I appreciate your positive comments. Thanks, too, for so frequently restacking my posts.
I have been seeing lots of anecdotal and definitive evidence of both flora and fauna showing signs of confusion. Plants flowering 'earlier' than they used to and some completely changing their pollination regimes due to a decline of insect pollinators.
Geese in Canada migrating earlier than ever before.
Change is in the wind, and there is nothing good about it.
Phenology is currently happening in Italy. From the article "Lack of rain leaves Italy gasping" (https://briefly.co.za/business-economy/economy/180581-lack-rain-leaves-italy-gasping/) comes the following: "Sicily declared a natural disaster over drought earlier this month, while on the island of Sardinia, farmers are limited in how much water they can use. ... The southern regions of Puglia and Basilicata are also suffering, with farmers' association Coldiretti warning this weekend that warm temperatures have woken thousands of bees early. This threatens the pollination of some crops because the bees are out of sync with the flowering period of plants from which they gather pollen. "
Ack! Thanks for sharing, @Red_Dog.
“We have knocked this essential cycle off balance. Plants and climate are inextricably linked. The biggest draw down of CO2 from our atmosphere is photosynthesizing organisms,” Lloyd points out.
“It’s a big knob on the composition of the atmosphere, so that means small changes have a large impact.”
https://www.earth.com/news/trees-are-struggling-to-breath-and-store-co2-in-hotter-climate/?fbclid=IwAR2J7W1T_rxj7YkXkLfGzcHkP8SgRCeHfHztmPwp150CV6ZdA1CECauvjVQ
Thank you for your informed comments, Kevin. We’ve made quite the mess of Earth, considering our short stay. I appreciate your positive comments. Thanks, too, for so frequently restacking my posts.
I have been seeing lots of anecdotal and definitive evidence of both flora and fauna showing signs of confusion. Plants flowering 'earlier' than they used to and some completely changing their pollination regimes due to a decline of insect pollinators.
Geese in Canada migrating earlier than ever before.
Change is in the wind, and there is nothing good about it.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/12/study-flowers-are-starting-to-self-pollinate-due-to-fewer-insects/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThey%20are%20evolving%20towards%20self-pollination%2C%20where%20each%20plant,and%20in%20return%20insects%20transport%20pollen%20between%20plants.