Earth is greener than it was 20 years ago, but not why you think

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Two NASA satellites have watched Earth grow greener over the last 20 years — in large part because China is hellbent on planting millions of trees. 

Earth's greening — meaning the increase in areas covered by green leaves — has made the greatest gains in China and India since the mid-1990s. "The effect comes mostly from ambitious tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries," NASA wrote on Tuesday as it released maps of the planet-wide changes. 

China kickstarted its tree-planting mobilizations in the 1990s to combat erosion, climate change, and air pollution. This dedicated planting — sometimes done by soldiers — equated to over 40 percent of China's greening, so far. Read more...

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Earth is greener than it was 20 years ago, but not why you think Earth is greener than it was 20 years ago, but not why you think Reviewed by mimisabreena on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Rating: 5

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