[i_dont_chat]

Series question:

Is the increase in CO2 the reason that the trees, grass, etc. are more GREEN now than I remember them as a child.

I live on the Texas Gulf Coast. As a child, I remember summers when the grass and EVERYTHING would be literaly brown, from the heat and lack of moisture. I recall that the "lawn work" came to a stop -- but no more.

Now, the grass stays green and grows ALL SUMMER LONG.

Does this have anything to do with the raise in the CO2 level?

Thanks,

[kidd]

My understanding (from another thread) is that plants are starved for CO2. Any increase in CO2, I suspect, would be visibly beneficial. Then again, you might just have seen a string of dry years when you were younger. I'm not sure how old you are, but as an example there was a string of dry years in Oklahoma-Texas in the mid-30s that lead to the dustbowl.