Posted on 05/02/2019 6:38:28 AM PDT by Enlightened1
In direct contradiction to the scare stories about carbon dioxide being relentlessly pushed by the climate change alarmists, a scientific study published in Nature Climate Change and highlighted by NASA reveals that rising carbon dioxide levels are having a tremendously positive impact on the re-greening of planet Earth over the last three decades, with some regions experiencing over a 50% increase in plant life.
The study, entitled, “Greening of the Earth and its drivers,” used satellite data to track and map the expansion of green plant growth across the globe from 1982 – 2015. Published in 2016, this study found that rising atmospheric carbon dioxide causes “fertilization” of plant life, resulting in a remarkable acceleration of increased “greening” across every Earth continent. As the study abstract explains:
We show a persistent and widespread increase of growing season integrated LAI (greening) over 25% to 50% of the global vegetated area… Factorial simulations with multiple global ecosystem models suggest that CO2 fertilization effects explain 70% of the observed greening trend…
In other words, the planet is getting greener, and we have rising CO2 levels to thank for it, since rising CO2 accounts for about 70% of the increase in planet-wide greening, according to scientists. The more CO2 we release into the atmosphere, the more nutrients are available for plants, and the more rapidly the Earth is re-greened.
(Excerpt) Read more at infowars.com ...
I just glanced at the face before the video even started. I’ve seen him before and that guy is completely wrong. The CO2 rise is indeed manmade and as the article points out, it is a good thing. Not just what the article says but what other posters have pointed out: without manmade CO2 the earth was in CO2 starvation with a threat to most life during the next glaciation.
CO2 is not a “coolant”.
https://coldclimatechange.com/carbon-dioxide-is-a-cooling-gas-according-to-nasa/
https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/eb032448
Thank you for the interesting informative post.
Jobs everywhere, California drought over, NASA putting out a few rational statements, and the planet turning lush again... THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP...
This image shows the change in leaf area across the globe from 1982-2015. Credits: Boston University/R. Myneni
https://youtu.be/zOwHT8yS1XI
Every year, about half of the 10 billion tons of carbon emitted into the atmosphere from human activities remains temporarily stored, in about equal parts, in the oceans and plants. While our study did not address the connection between greening and carbon storage in plants, other studies have reported an increasing carbon sink on land since the 1980s, which is entirely consistent with the idea of a greening Earth, said co-author Shilong Piao of the College of Urban and Environmental Sciences at Peking University. - https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fertilization-greening-earth
The site is out-of-date with "real world" data only to 2012. Then pointing out that there are fewer stations reaching 90 degreeas is no controversial. The 1930's were warmer in the US. Otherwise before the quote above, the discussion is an irrelevant mishmash.
But what they are referring to in the quote above is the thermoshpere. Nobody disputes cooling of the stratosphere and higher layers from increases in greenhouse gases. That's never been controversial. But that doesn't make CO2 a coolant execpt above the troposphere.
What the article is missing, besides a coherent and relevant argument, is the fact that models do not support catastrophic warming with increased CO2. Solar-modulated water vapor is the main climate driver.
Actually, we are in complete agreement. I just like to use the argument about the troposphere as just another chink in the armor of the AGW folks. I also agree with everything else you said.
From my perspective, the whole AGW thing is about convincing people that we need “them” to control everyone’s CO2 output. And once we give them that power, we give them power over every aspect of our lives because virtually all human activity produces CO2.
From plate tectonics! Click the link:
Nitrogen speciation in upper mantle fluids and the origin of Earth's nitrogen-rich atmosphere
Yes, I call it tyranny of the model. The models are crap and actually getting worse (even more biased). But the power mongers will use the models to price and control everthing. The solution is directly from the song I.G.Y. which says in part “A just machine to make big decisions. Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision” Fagan was being sarcastic but some people seem to have missed the sarcasm.
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