Tropical forests facing increasing risks of exposure to critical temp thresholds

warumdarum

So wouldnt it make sense to give up on the protect a disneyland of nature idea, and genemodify the rainforrest to adapt to heat? Fast forward around die off,adaption,recovery?

rtutz

Climate change already feels chaotic in a sense that earth is heading towards so many tipping points that it is impossible to keep track. In addition, each aspect resides in a niche of a complex system, difficult to grasp. AMOC collapse, melting permafrost methane release, species extinction, intense El Niño, ... All of them are not easily to follow, let alone understand. It's getting wild. To my surprise, media coverage nowadays is mostly about heat waves as a phenomenon, leaving human impact on it aside. A couple years ago, I would have expected some kind of awakening with global efforts, but the opposite is the case.

smallerfish

Anybody have a non paywall link to the paper?