Rising CO2 Levels Greening Earth

  • Released Monday, April 25th, 2016
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:48PM
  • ID: 12222

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. The greening represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees equivalent in area to two times the continental United States.

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