Plants "Climbing" Mountains Due to Global Warming
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 16:14
in Earth & Climate
As the planet warms, plant species in Europe have been moving into higher elevations to stay within ideal temperature zones at a rate of about ten feet (three meters) a year, a new study shows.
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