Seeing the real effects of climate changes locally

[hatcheckgirl]

Well, I knew this past summer over in the West parts of Australia was particularly punishing. A walk in the bush tells us that there are many trees and bushes really struggling, and drying. When we go witnessing, people's gardens are much drier and more plants have died.

 

It’s April, and we have not seen rain in many months, making it a record-breaking spell. 

Fears of another 'forest collapse' event in Western Australia after record dry spell

 

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After a record-breaking hot summer and significant dry spell, ecologists are warning large pockets of WA's central to south-west coast are facing a potential forest collapse event, where trees and other smaller plants get so dry they die.

One expert has likened it to coral bleaching on land, and just like in the ocean, such an event can have serious implications on the wider ecosystem, impacting breeding habitats and potentially populations of entire species.

So, it's not just me then….. 

 

Other parts of Australia are suffering their 12th flood of catastrophic proportions in 4 years.  We are sick of hearing “unprecedented” and “once-in-a-hundred years flood”.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/shoalhaven-farmers-flooded-for-12th-time-in-four-years/103685588

 

Are you seeing catastrophic changes in your local climate too?

 

[Lewis]

And now you have mass bleaching happening at the Great Barrier Reef. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/11/great-barrier-reef-severe-coral-bleaching-impact

 

According to the IPCC, at 2C warming, 99% of reefs will die.