How many more species will we let disappear?
We’re already about 1°C above the baseline of where we were in 1750. When we get another few degrees above that, it’s difficult for me to imagine we’ll have habitat for our species in the future.5
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
its own, a tree cannot establish a consistent local climate. It is at the mercy of wind and weather. But together, many trees create an ecosystem that moderates extremes of heat and cold, stores a great deal of water, and generates a great deal of humidity.