Rising carbon dioxide is greening the Earth - but it's not all good news

[Zenaan Harkness]

Thought someone posted a link like this back in the April thread - could
not find that, so posting here.

Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels is a genuinely good thing.


CO2 is making Earth greener—for now
http://climate.nasa.gov/news/2436/co2-is-making-earth-greenerfor-now/

If you squint a bit and read a little too quickly, the caption on
the image reads "This image shows the change in leaf across the globe
from 1982-2015." which bodes really well for peace pipes around the
world.

And please, read carefully the last paragraph - even scientists know
their "scientific models" are flawed and always "being improved" (aka,
changing, since the previous iteration was wrong). At least some of them
acknowledge this fact.


CO2 fertilization greening the Earth
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-co2-fertilization-greening-earth.html

Global Warming Produced a Greener, More Fruitful Planet
http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/global-warming-produced-greener-more-fruitful-planet

Rise in CO2 has 'greened Planet Earth'
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36130346

Rising carbon dioxide is greening the Earth - but it’s not all good news
http://theconversation.com/rising-carbon-dioxide-is-greening-the-earth-but-its-not-all-good-news-58282