Poison ivy can be found in many forms with leaves that vary in size, shape, and color. It stands to benefit immensely from climate change
. This bit of folk wisdom is meant to warn people about poison ivy, a noxious vine in the genusfound throughout much of North America. Poison ivy contains a chemical that can cause a vicious allergic reaction when it comes into contact with skin. This rash consists of oozing blisters that itch and hurt.
. Luckily, if within a couple hours of exposure you wash off the oil with soap—and, ideally, a washcloth—you can spare yourself the whole ordeal., scientists raised ambient levels of carbon dioxide in a forest plot to 570 ppm over the course of the experiment, roughly the concentrations expected by the end of the 21century. They found that poison ivy increased its biomass by 67 percent more than poison ivy without elevated levels of the greenhouse gas.
In autumn, poison ivy turns a brilliant reddish-orange, seen here in Utah’s Grand Staircase Escalante National Park, one of the many diverse habitats where it grows. Why does CO2 make poison ivy go wild? “When carbon dioxide increases, vines are able to respond more, in part [because] they don’t need to make wood,” explains
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