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Human Settlements Have Boosted Plant Growth Globally, NASA Data Show
2014-07-03 19:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: NASA Agriculture has increased global vegetative cover. On a global scale, the presence of people corresponds to more plant growth, according to an analysis of three decades of global vegetation greenness data from satellites. More than 20 percent of global vegetation change can be attributed to human activities, such as agriculture, nitrogen fertilization, and irrigation, rather than climate change, researchers report in the journal Remote Sensing. The findings suggest that global climate change...
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