Flowering plants in the Antarctic region are rapidly expanding, scientists say, indicating the continuing effects of climate change on the continent. The findings suggest we may have reached a tipping point in this fragile, remote ecosystem.

A new study of this plant expansion looked at the two flowering plants native to Antarctica, Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis. Researchers measured the growth and expansion of these plants on a small subantarctic island called Signy Island from 2009 to 2019.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok just wondering if it was some long frozen plantlife that just thawed out recently.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Nah just two full months earlier than it should have happened

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Some seeds are carried place to place on the winds. They probably came from Australia or southern Chile or Argentina or some such place.