But clearly this is just a natural thing. Why, desert plants are KNOWN to burn up during natural shifts in climate, ESPECIALLY after an ice age ends!

@.@ Guess what dumb ass argument I hear a lot for why the summers are getting hotter

The thing about human-induced warming is that it has a rather pronounced effect at night when the planet is trying to shed the heat built up over the day and no longer can as effectively.

I am not a botanist, but I wonder if desert plants are adapted to take advantage of the cool desert nights to recover from the intense daytime heat? If so, I could see where they would be in trouble now.