Extinction Event

[calendria]

 

Two articles that are a MUST read!

Joshua Trees facing extinction | News

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2019/07/16/joshua-trees-facing-extinction

1 day ago · Joshua trees as a species have existed since the Pleistocene era, about 2.5 million years ago, and individual trees can live up to 300 years. One of the ways adult trees survive so long is by storing large reserves of water to weather droughts.

Joshua Trees Will Be All-But-Extinct by 2070 Without …

https://news.yahoo.com/joshua-trees-extinct-2070-without-142000845.html

Jul 17, 2019 · Joshua trees -- some of the most unusual and iconic plants of the American Southwest -- have survived as a species for some 2.5 million years in the inhospitable Mojave Desert. Now, they may face imminent extinction due to climate change. In a new study published June 3 in the journal Ecosphere

[ancmetro]

     Do you think we humans can survive with all the problems associated with climate change? And, yes! I feel sorry for the Joshua trees and many other creatures.
   

[Yukichan77]

That really is a shame. It devastates me to hear about animals/plants that are going extinct. More needs to be done about climate change.

[darkxtsuna]

It really is a bummer when things like this happens and the fact that we will never be able to see it again.

[countrygirl12]

Pretty sure I will live if I do not read this "must read" lol

[bremer51]

Interesting article. I hate to see a lifeform that has existed for so long, go down because of climate change, wildfires, and smog. 

[oldbuddy]

I used to race motorcycles across the California dessert and one time my uncle hit a Joshua tree and ran one of those spikes right through his boot and foot that took surgery to get it removed. I bet he won't miss them.

[Legslangevan]

Its actually quite sad to think many claim to believe God and think that God will allow mankind to destroy this planet.

[Raku]

That's a shame...

A lot of things are unfortunately dying off here on earth =/

[tjshorty]

It is such a shame to see the loss of plants and wild animals.  I know that there are people fighting hard to save things.  I hope that it isn't all in vane. 

[countrygirl12]

That's a shame...

A lot of things are unfortunately dying off here on earth =/

Too bad stupidity can't die off.

[Cbsteffen]

That really is a shame. It devastates me to hear about animals/plants that are going extinct. More needs to be done about climate change.

Yes, indeed! Planting trees seems to help!

[plennis]

They have had a lot on the news here about the Joshua trees.  I hope with all the attention something can be done to help the situation.  The articles were very interesting.

[calendria]

They have had a lot on the news here about the Joshua trees.  I hope with all the attention something can be done to help the situation.  The articles were very interesting.

I couldn't find very much on the relief effort, so if you know a link please share it here.

We should have a GoFundMe page or something to contribute money to this effort!

[countrygirl12]

They have had a lot on the news here about the Joshua trees.  I hope with all the attention something can be done to help the situation.  The articles were very interesting.

I couldn't find very much on the relief effort, so if you know a link please share it here.

We should have a GoFundMe page or something to contribute money to this effort!

lol Or you could go flush your money down the toilet.