5 January 2024
Climate Connections: Forests on the move - heat stress is driving trees to migrate. But can they outrun climate change?
Changes in climate control how plants grow, how animals behave, which organisms thrive, and how they interact with the physical environment.
Through the fossils that ancient forests left behind, scientists who have tracked their movements over decades say that heat stress is one of key factors pushing forests to migrate. But with global warming rising at an unprecedented rate, can forests move fast enough to escape climate change?
On this episode of Climate Connections, Shawn Lum, Senior Lecturer, Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University shares his insights on the resilience levels of plant species and how forests in the tropics are holding up.
Feature produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Voiced by: Emaad Akhtar
Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

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