The growth of #vegetation on a continent dominated by #ice and bare #rock is a sign of the reach of global heating into the #Antarctic, which is warming faster than the global average.

The scientists warned that this spread could provide a foothold for alien #InvasiveSpecies into the pristine #AntarcticEcosystem. #GlobalWarming #TheEarth

#Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/antarctic-plant-cover-growing-at-dramatic-rate-as-climate-heats