The Greening of the Globe
Global plant life surging, but is there an answer? (Part 2 of 3 on Green Colonialism and Climate Change)
The world is getting much more green - fast.
Here we present a global, measurement-based estimate of GPP growth during the twentieth century that is based on long-term atmospheric carbonyl sulfide (COS) records, derived from ice-core, firn and ambient air samples5. We interpret these records using a model that simulates changes in COS concentration accor…