▲ 131 ▼ England’s ancient oak trees dying in extreme hot and dry weather (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 months ago by Midnight@slrpnk.net to c/treehuggers@slrpnk.net 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (5 children) are they planting more around them? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Sure but it will take 500+ years for them to reach the same size and age. And who knows what the climate will be like by then. If they want to mitigate this for the time being, the best solution would be to consult an expert to design an appropriate irrigation scheme to bridge the trees through the drought. Enjoy the huge old trees while they last. They are a product of a long, stable climate that may not return for a long, long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kesslerpartyatmyplace@anarchist.nexus 4 points 2 months ago the old world is dying lolololI'm very upset we haven't killed the bastards who did this yet. I wonder what other irreplaceable treasures we'll lose before its not considered too violent to punish the guilty. What we will lose on latency. If there will be anything or anyone left. In other words: hat justice even remains? Will we even take our own revenge, or just let them die out in their bunkers, decades after our skeletons have bleached and burned on the surface? permalink fedilink source parent [–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Younger trees are even more vulnerable to extreme heat because their root systems aren't as developed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurikai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago going to let all the old trees die without planting new ones? soon enough it will just be barren grass permalink fedilink source parent [–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago To what end? We know it will only get warmer from here. If oaks start dying now, they're goner in the next 2 decades. Take the loss and move on. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Sure but it will take 500+ years for them to reach the same size and age. And who knows what the climate will be like by then. If they want to mitigate this for the time being, the best solution would be to consult an expert to design an appropriate irrigation scheme to bridge the trees through the drought. Enjoy the huge old trees while they last. They are a product of a long, stable climate that may not return for a long, long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kesslerpartyatmyplace@anarchist.nexus 4 points 2 months ago the old world is dying lolololI'm very upset we haven't killed the bastards who did this yet. I wonder what other irreplaceable treasures we'll lose before its not considered too violent to punish the guilty. What we will lose on latency. If there will be anything or anyone left. In other words: hat justice even remains? Will we even take our own revenge, or just let them die out in their bunkers, decades after our skeletons have bleached and burned on the surface? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kesslerpartyatmyplace@anarchist.nexus 4 points 2 months ago the old world is dying lolololI'm very upset we haven't killed the bastards who did this yet. I wonder what other irreplaceable treasures we'll lose before its not considered too violent to punish the guilty. What we will lose on latency. If there will be anything or anyone left. In other words: hat justice even remains? Will we even take our own revenge, or just let them die out in their bunkers, decades after our skeletons have bleached and burned on the surface? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Younger trees are even more vulnerable to extreme heat because their root systems aren't as developed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kurikai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago going to let all the old trees die without planting new ones? soon enough it will just be barren grass permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago going to let all the old trees die without planting new ones? soon enough it will just be barren grass permalink fedilink source parent
[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago To what end? We know it will only get warmer from here. If oaks start dying now, they're goner in the next 2 decades. Take the loss and move on. permalink fedilink source parent