THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Climate change is helping older trees grow better

Anthony Watts / 2 hours ago 

From the American Geophysical Union and the Mann-o-matic school of treemometer proxies, comes this news that on the surface looks good, but as in the case with any climate news, has disaster lurking in the future.

Climate change is giving old trees a growth spurt

WASHINGTON–Larch trees in the permafrost forests of northeastern China–the northernmost tree species on Earth – are growing faster as a result of climate change, according to new research.

A new study of growth rings from Dahurian larch in China’s northern forests finds the hardy trees grew more from 2005 to 2014 than in the preceding 40 years. The findings also show the oldest trees have had the biggest growth spurts: Trees older than 400 years grew more rapidly in those 10 years than in the past 300 years, according to the new study.

WATTS DODGES THE FACT THAT  PERMAFROST LARCH TREES TAKE A CENTURY TO GROW TO A DIAMETER OF FOUR INCHES !