I read an article in The Atlantic today about the Baobab trees in Africa dying, and thought about what I am seeing in Georgia. Our region is seeing a slow die off of flora and fauna due to climate change, like the Baobab in Africa. Our famous Georgia peach trees are a great example. Once a popular crop in south Georgia, the climate has changed enough over twenty years that most farmers gave up and middle Georgia farmers began production. Sadly, climate change has affected middle Georgia enough that peach farming is moving to the north Georgia mountain region, which is a gamble at best because the area is not ideal for peaches due to late freeze cycles.
Our coastal communities are seeing the most change as the water rises in small amounts, warms to the point of hindering sea and marsh life, and brings higher tides and the erosion of the marshes and dunes. Fresh water sources on islands are already being overtaken by saltwater, and our gorgeous Live Oaks (see picture) are dying along the coast due to slow moving storms, tides, salination, and loss of soil. Communities are making plans, though, because when you live close to and in harmony with the land you see the changes over time and prepare. Coastal Georgians know climate change is real and happening - we see it in action.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/baobab-trees-dying-climate-change/562499/
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I think we should get rid of the deserts. Maybe that would help Georgia maybe not. We should outlaw camels, grazing, burning of wood and tilling the soil in desert areas.
Eventually we will get an ice age when yellowstone or another big volvanbo blows.
You forgot cows and factory farms - LOL. I take it you don't live on the coast? Even tiny Tybee Island - deep red Tybee - has a climate change commission and government action plan. The marshes of Georgia are the nurseries of the sea and they are becoming inhospitable. Oysters, shrimp, crabs too dangerous to eat, red tides, etc. A big economic hit. And the island is flooding in areas regularly. Water processing plant will need to be raised too. They are already seeing the ocean rise, along with neighboring islands like Hilton Head.
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