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RasperGuy t1_j92i6aa wrote

I tried to read most of the study, does it speak to variances in extreme temperatures or weather conditions (hail, wind)? Trees to not do well at high altitudes for generally one reason, high winds mixed with significantly low temperatures. If we're seeing a warming trend, I wonder if extreme lows are also climbing.

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Corrupted_G_nome t1_j92wqwx wrote

They are. Usually very newswortht when they become major events. The US suffered hundreds of billions in damages in the last 3 years from intense snowstorms in places that very rarely if ever get light snow, getting real snowstorms (laughs in Canadian).

We also have been having arctic lows mixed with warm air causing freezing rain and dangerous conditions in our much shotened winter.

Melting ice cools the air arround it making for colder oceans and atmospheres in summer months. Usually lots of shelf ice melting can impact sheet ice development.

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hogird t1_j97sg38 wrote

Extreme weather conditions and temperature variances are certainly a factor in how plants and trees respond to changes in their environment.

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RasperGuy t1_j98n8ix wrote

So then why are trees growing at higher altitudes.?

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