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Satellite data measuring Leaf Area Index shows a strong trend of global greening, not desertification. About 50% of land shows accelerated re-greening, includin
by irthomasthomas 17d ago
Satellite data measuring Leaf Area Index shows a strong trend of global greening, not desertification. About 50% of land shows accelerated re-greening, including in europe, while only about 8% shows browning. There is no scientific case for desertification, which would be a surprise when we are pumping the atmosphere with greenhouse gasses.
"The global greening continues despite increased drought stress since 2000"
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024GEcoC..4902791C/abstract https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024GEcoC..4902791C/abstra...
"Earth observation data shows that most European urban areas are becoming greener"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264275126004968 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02642...