Flowers are starting to spread fastly in Antarctica and experts say that's not a good news
With their pop of colors and a promise of spring weather, flowers are usually a welcome sight, but not in Antarctica.
The freezing area is home for only two species of flowering plants which are Antarctic hair grass and Antarctic pearlwort
However, as global temperatures continue to rise, the ice in Antarctica continues to melt. Researchers have found that plants on the continent are growing more quickly than the usual plants we know.
Students of the University of Insubria, Italy, measured the growth of Antarctica's two native plants at a number of sites on Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands, from 2009 to 2019. The Antarctic pearlwort moved faster, growing five times faster in the same periods of time.
Peter Convey touched on the impact of accelerated growth as he stated: “The most novel feature of this is not the idea that something is growing faster. It’s that we think we’re starting to see what is almost like a step change or a tipping point.”
Matthew Davey added: "Accelerated expansion is now clearly evident in the region. This research gives us the first comprehensive data set showing how fast and how dense the plant community may expand. ”
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