Green Planet

  • Released Tuesday, September 22, 2015
  • Updated Monday, February 13, 2017 at 12:47PM
  • ID: 11933

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Explore views of Earth's changing vegetation seen from space.

This visualization shows vegetation changes from Feb. 2000 through Dec. 2012. Dark green areas indicate high plant growth; tan areas low or none.

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Greenness levels start to fade during fall in the Northern Hemisphere as temperatures cool and the days grow shorter.

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In winter, vegetation at high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere goes dormant. The black areas in the polar region above indicate no data.

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Plant life starts to bloom during spring in the Northern Hemisphere as temperatures warm and the days grow longer.

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Greenness levels peak in the Northern Hemisphere during summer, when the highest rates of plant growth are observed.



Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Video and images courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory


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