Alpine plants such as the edelwiss could become extinct if summers continue to get warmer, scientist have warned. The cold-loving flowers are being forced higher up mountinsides by plants that thrive in higher temperatures, according to the first pan-European study of changing mountain vegetation published in the Journal Nature Climate Change. Dr Michael Gottfried, from the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (Gloria) programme, said: ‘Many cold-loving species are literally running out of mountains. Edelweiss is at a risk of becoming extinct: The cold-loving flowers are being forced higher up mountinsides by plants that thrive in higher temperatures In some of the…
Is it too hot for the Edelweiss? Alpine plants could become extinct as summer gets warmer
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