Alpine plants dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals study

Rhododendron ferrugineum (rusty-leaved alpenrose) on the western slopes of Mount Schrankogel in Tyrol (Austria) in front of Bockkogel. (Kryštof Chytrý via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Alpine plants are dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals a new study.

Alpine plants dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals study

Geranium ibericum in front of the Greater Caucasus near Ushguli in Georgia at an elevation of approximately 2,700 meters. (Stefan Dullinger via SWNS)

Alpine plants dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals study

Senecio leucophyllus (white-leaved ragwort) in the Pyrenees. (Harald Pauli via SWNS)

Alpine plants dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals study

Polygonum carneum in front of the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus near Ushguli in Georgia at an elevation of approximately 2,700 meters. (Stefan Dullinger via SWNS)

Alpine plants dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals study

Megali Gourna, an alpine plateau on Mount Olympus in Greece at an elevation of approximately 2,500 meters. (Harald Pauli via SWNS)

Alpine plants dying off despite mountain summits getting greener, reveals study

Inula grandiflora in front of the main ridge of the Greater Caucasus near Ushguli in Georgia at an elevation of approximately 2,700 meters. (Stefan Dullinger via SWNS)

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