Study finds CO2 is greening the earth and making vegetation flourish worldwide

The world is growing greener and greener thanks to carbon emissions, researchers have found.

The global greening continues despite increased drought stress since 2000 reads the article's title, published in Global Ecology and Conservation in January.

The study, which was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province, wanted a more accurate read following recent studies that found both greening and browning trends.

"CO₂ fertilization along with land management determined that greening is dominant. However, recently global browning signals due to drought stress have also been widely reported," the researchers explained. ---More...