...the REAL green new deal:
Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Greening Earth, Study Finds
"From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on April 25.
An international team of 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries led the effort, which involved using satellite data from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer instruments to help determine the leaf area index, or amount of leaf cover, over the planet’s vegetated regions. The greening represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees equivalent in area to two times the continental United States." …"
Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Greening Earth, Study Finds
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by kyredneck, Mar 1, 2019.
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Reformed1689 Well-Known Member
SHHHHHH! You can't tell people that! :Laugh
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RighteousnessTemperance& Well-Known Member
https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/global/pdf/Zhu_2016_Greening of the Earth and its drivers.NatureCC.pdf
https://media.nature.com/original/nature-assets/nclimate/journal/v6/n8/extref/nclimate3004-s1.pdf -
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RighteousnessTemperance& Well-Known Member
Yeah, that’s why I said, “for anyone interested.”:Wink I listed them to make it easier, because the link in the article is for a paid copy. :eek: -
David Kent Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Shouldn't that mean the oxygen supply is also going up?
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just-want-peace Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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David Kent Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
In the flood a vast amount of carbon was locked up with the amount of trees and other vegetation which was buried then. Much of this has been released over the centuries by burning coal,oii; gas and wood, and anything else that would burm. Together with that we have reduced the areas of woodland which reduced the amount of carbon being absorbed.
An added issue. I see, is modern farming which uses chemical fertilisers instead of re-using organic matter, adds to the the atmospheric CO2. There are not enough forest areas to reabsorb the CO2.
There was recently an internation strike of schoolchildren protesting about increase in C02. I would have asked any of those if I had met them "Are you taken to school in a car (the school run)? Do your parents take you on holiday by air to distant countries? Do you eat vegetables that are flown from around the world, Like Asparagus from Mexico and Peru, Watercress from Spain, Portugal and USA, Green Beans from Egypt, Kenya and other african countries. rather than seasonal local vegetables as we used to have when we were children. -
Earth Wind and Fire Well-Known MemberSite Supporter