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Deserts 'greening' from rising carbon dioxide: Green foliage boosted across the world's arid regions
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Posted on 03/09/2017 5:18:36 PM PST by Stopthethreat
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To: Stopthethreat
from another article:
“Experts from the university engaged in a study that ultimately showed that the West African Sahel, the strip south of the Sahara desert, has been “regreening” ever since droughts in the 1970s and 80s killed more than 100,000 people. They maintain that increased rainfall caused by climate change has led to more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which has spurred more plant growth and community-led farming efforts.
The region is turning around and experiencing a vast change from the drought and deaths that once plagued it. The area is greening, plants are growing, and people are coming together. These changes bring improvements in the physical and emotional well-being of the region’s inhabitants, which can ultimately bolster relationships and reverse poverty levels.”
To: Stopthethreat
Thats terrble! Stop CO2 NOW!
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:23:42 PM PST
by
ichabod1
(The Wise Cracker)
To: Stopthethreat
Sounds like the rain causes deserts to turn green. What a profound revelation.
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:23:49 PM PST
by
Trteamer
( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
To: Stopthethreat
Is this bad news for the “climate refugee” scammers?
To: Stopthethreat
All I hear is we gotta “go green”. Well, we are.
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:28:49 PM PST
by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
To: Trteamer
Article is about CO2, not H2O
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:31:55 PM PST
by
piasa
To: Stopthethreat
Article is three years old, BTW.
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:32:08 PM PST
by
Hugin
(Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
To: Stopthethreat
The Day of the Triffids is coming , RUN
To: Hugin
I tried to post from a current article but FR did not allow Natural News
To: ichabod1
This is terrible! Who is going to stand up for the scorpions and giant camel spiders who may become endangered if the deserts disappear?
To: Stopthethreat
The silly standard talk about planting more trees to offset CO2 is misguided. As humans put a marginal amount of extra CO2 into the carbon cycle more plants life will grow to absorb some of it, until we reach an equilibrium where our rate of extra contribution is being absorbed by the extra plant life. If we then quit adding the life giving CO2, the planet will get browner until we go to the sad pre-industrial less green planet equilibrium where there is less food for endangered species.
The sad truth is, the "green" party is against green when they try to reduce CO2.
To: Stopthethreat
CO2 is life! O2 is pretty good too.
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:38:52 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(We all have a stake in MAGA! We all need to contribute our efforts.)
To: ichabod1
Yes! That ‘climate change’ gal is a bitch!
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:42:02 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Stopthethreat
Since when is Going Green, bad?
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:46:55 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
( Obama shredded our constitution with his TrumpTowerGate. Obama is today's Nixon!)
To: Stopthethreat
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:51:08 PM PST
by
wjcsux
(The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
To: piasa
Article is about CO2, not H2O
(6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light -——> C6H12O6 + 6 O2).
A growth limiting factor limits growth. not enough co2 is limiting growth.
There are also two energy paths to capture the co2. Because co2 is so short, the more expensive energy capture path is used.
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:52:35 PM PST
by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: Stopthethreat
There was an article not long ago describing how some desert folk were extracting water from the air using giant net contraptions. Enough to support the little village and their animals. This article is talking about respiration and transpiration as if it’s a new phenomenon. The more likely story is there is dew concentration on the leaves, which the plants can absorb, just like the net contraptions in the little village captures the dew. Fertilized plants need more water than unfertilized plants so enhanced growth is more likely a result of an increase in dew creating a spreading microclimate.
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:54:22 PM PST
by
blueplum
("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: Stopthethreat
Turns out CO2 is plant food. Who knew? (answer: pretty much most conservatives).
CC
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:57:05 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: blueplum
I would be interested in reading about these “net contraptions”. Do you remember where it was printed?
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posted on
03/09/2017 5:58:45 PM PST
by
Glad2bnuts
(If Republicans are not prepared to carry on the Revolution of 1776, prepare for a communist takeover)
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