blog.wired.com— Climate change is devastating the flowers of Walden Pond, picking off those species that cannot react to rising temperatures.
Oct 28, 2008View in Crawl 4
The study is not simply basing is claims off the fact that "they were here, now they're not, therefore it must be climate change". Their claim is that the species that have disappeared have similar blooming dates, and therefore climactic changes are affecting certain kinds of plants. For instance, a common occurrence is for a plant to bloom when a certain species of bird is migrating through. If due to climactic changes, the bloom happens early or late, they may not be able to pollenate as effectively. I haven't read the full study, just the abstract, but they seem to have a higher standard of proof for their conclusion than you've assumed.
Oh, this is such bulls**t. Walden used to be an isolated area - now it is within walking distance of the I-95 / 128 demolition derby. Untold millions of tons of airborne material from motor vehicles, power plants, homes, businesses, commercial enterprises over the past 50 years alone in the immediate vicinity of a small nature preserve and it is this mythical global warming manbearpig which causes this problem ‽ ‽ ‽ Tim Leary is alive and supplying your Kool-Aid, isn't he ‽ ‽ ‽ I regret I can bury but once.
macparrotOct 28, 2008
McDonalds drive-throughs should handle it nicely
monoaOct 28, 2008
We're releasing billions of years worth of stored CO2 in the space of a couple of centuries. Does that sound like a good idea to you?
andyd273Oct 28, 2008
I dunno...There may be something to this after all...All the flowers around my house in northern Michigan are dying too...To much of a coincidence?
j33buscr1p3sOct 28, 2008
The study is not simply basing is claims off the fact that "they were here, now they're not, therefore it must be climate change". Their claim is that the species that have disappeared have similar blooming dates, and therefore climactic changes are affecting certain kinds of plants. For instance, a common occurrence is for a plant to bloom when a certain species of bird is migrating through. If due to climactic changes, the bloom happens early or late, they may not be able to pollenate as effectively. I haven't read the full study, just the abstract, but they seem to have a higher standard of proof for their conclusion than you've assumed.
bryaneddsOct 28, 2008
That was caused by cave men cooking giant dinosaur ribs!!! DuH!
Closed AccountNov 1, 2008
Oh, this is such bulls**t. Walden used to be an isolated area - now it is within walking distance of the I-95 / 128 demolition derby. Untold millions of tons of airborne material from motor vehicles, power plants, homes, businesses, commercial enterprises over the past 50 years alone in the immediate vicinity of a small nature preserve and it is this mythical global warming manbearpig which causes this problem ‽ ‽ ‽ Tim Leary is alive and supplying your Kool-Aid, isn't he ‽ ‽ ‽ I regret I can bury but once.
windowboxesJan 27, 2009
It is looking bad that Climate change is destrying the flowers of Walden Pond.