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- The world is 5% greener than it was 20 years ago https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144540/china-and-india-lead-the-way-in-greening 3 comments
- Permafrost Becoming a Carbon Source Instead of a Sink | Emissions from Arctic regions appear to be adding more carbon to Earth’s atmosphere each year than is being taken up by Arctic plants & trees. It is a stark reversal for a region that has captured & stored carbon for tens of thousands of years https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145880/permafrost-becoming-a-carbon-source-instead-of-a-sink 39 comments worldnews
- NASA Says Earth Is Greener Today Than 20 Years Ago Thanks To China, India. Ambitious tree-planting programs and intensified agriculture have led to more land area covered in vegetation. https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144540/china-and-india-lead-the-way-in-greening 6 comments science