Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
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Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
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#2Thanks for the good newss, didn’t know about that. News tend to be biased towards the bad and the good is left it. Bookmarking that site
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#3The title says trees but I think it really means “greenness” from a satillite view. Reading around the bottom, while India and China have done substantial tree planting programs, it sounds like a large chunk of this may be driven by unsustainable use of farm land. I’m not clear on how their increased farm usage corresponds to greenness and whether that matters. Would be curious if anyone can chime in.
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#4The title says trees but I think it really means “greenness” from a satillite view. Reading around the bottom, while India and China have done substantial tree planting programs, it sounds like a large chunk of this may be driven by unsustainable use of farm land. I’m not clear on how their increased farm usage corresponds to greenness and whether that matters. Would be curious if anyone can chime in.
All plants do contribute to carbon sequestration but yes it does not mean that they are polluting less with unregulated farming practices.
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#5The title says trees but I think it really means “greenness” from a satillite view. Reading around the bottom, while India and China have done substantial tree planting programs, it sounds like a large chunk of this may be driven by unsustainable use of farm land. I’m not clear on how their increased farm usage corresponds to greenness and whether that matters. Would be curious if anyone can chime in.
There is a lot of potential to sequester carbon in soil in farms: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/89405
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#6The title says trees but I think it really means “greenness” from a satillite view. Reading around the bottom, while India and China have done substantial tree planting programs, it sounds like a large chunk of this may be driven by unsustainable use of farm land. I’m not clear on how their increased farm usage corresponds to greenness and whether that matters. Would be curious if anyone can chime in.
From the abstract of the study[1]:
> The greening in China is from forests (42%) and croplands (32%), but in India is mostly from croplands (82%) with minor contribution from forests (4.4%).
I can't comment on the sequestration effects of farms, though, beyond my ken.
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#7I don't see how this addresses the issue of deforestation in places like the Amazon.
The effect that this "practice" has had on the environment is irreversible at this point.
But to each his own. Any positive news regarding the environment are always welcome.
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#8The title says trees but I think it really means “greenness” from a satillite view. Reading around the bottom, while India and China have done substantial tree planting programs, it sounds like a large chunk of this may be driven by unsustainable use of farm land. I’m not clear on how their increased farm usage corresponds to greenness and whether that matters. Would be curious if anyone can chime in.
Ok, we've shortened the title above to preempt that ambiguity.
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#9I don't see how this addresses the issue of deforestation in places like the Amazon. The effect that this "practice" has had on the environment is irreversible at this point. But to each his own. Any positive news regarding the environment are always welcome.
Especially with Brazil's fascist[1] new president, Jair Bolsonaro, making moves to destroy the amazon: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazils-bo...
[1] Not an exaggeration. https://www.thenation.com/article/a-genuine-fascist-is-on-th...
Re: Nasa Happily Reports the Earth Is Greener
#10I don't see how this addresses the issue of deforestation in places like the Amazon. The effect that this "practice" has had on the environment is irreversible at this point. But to each his own. Any positive news regarding the environment are always welcome.
Especially with Brazil's fascist[1] new president, Jair Bolsonaro, making moves to destroy the amazon: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazils-bo... [1] Not an exaggeration. https://www.thenation.com/article/a-genuine-fascist-is-on-th...
technically, we have no stand to blame them on developing their economy...