Wenn plötzlich die Farbe weg ist

When the colour suddenly fades

#schwarzweiß
#blackandwhite
#grasses
#gras
#phonephotography
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/flowers-heated-2c-meadow-climate-crisis-experiment-rocky-mountains-aoe. "At the time [1991], it was believed a #temperature increase could lead to longer, lusher #grasses. But instead of flourishing, the grasses & #wildflowers started to disappear, replaced by #sagebrush. The experimental #meadows morphed into a desert-like #scrubland. Even the #fungi in the #soils were transformed by #heat."
Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?

A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an ‘alarming’ view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystems

The Guardian
Invasive grasses spreading after B.C. wildfires could fuel massive fires: UBC study
Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people's lives at risk, a UBC researcher says.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfires-bc-study-invasive-plants-9.7136936?cmp=rss