Could Joshua Trees Go Extinct

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Could Joshua Trees go extinct? Under current climate scenarios, it's a very real possibility. Joshua Trees are icons of the Mojave Desert, but climate change is rapidly shrinking the habitat they have available to grow. And, even at higher elevations, where Joshua Trees can escape some of the worst effects, invasive grasses are making even these refugia susceptible to large-scale fires, the likes of which Joshua Trees have never adapted to. Throw in threats from private development (including renewable energy installations), and you've pretty much got a worst case scenario for Joshua Trees by the end of the century. Some estimates say they could lose 90% of their habitat by that time, including nearly all of it within Joshua Tree National Park. In this video, I dive into all these threats, along with some of the ways these threats are being addressed, and ultimately dive into the question of whether or we can still expect to see Joshua Trees at all... • Support me on Patreon: / nationalparkdiaries • Follow me on Instagram: / nationalparkdiaries • Sources and Resources: • https://www.npr.org/sections/pictures... • https://www.latimes.com/california/st... • https://web.archive.org/web/202308020... • https://web.archive.org/web/202308040... • https://web.archive.org/web/202308040... • https://www.kcet.org/redefine/are-the... • https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/... • https://web.archive.org/web/202307131... • https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/new... • https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s... • https://www.theguardian.com/environme... • https://web.archive.org/web/201110251... • https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Downlo... • • Joshua Trees Are Being Wiped Out by C... • • Under threat at Joshua Tree National ... • https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.as... • https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis... • Images and Music: • Storyblocks • NPS (Peri Sasnett, Brad Sutton) • Digital Desert • Smith et al, 2008 • USFWS (Tony McKinney) • LA Times • AP (Ringo H.W. Chiu and Ty O'Neill) • Macaulay Library (Andrew Spencer) • Wikimedia Commons (LA Dawson)

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