Despite warnings that climate change would create widespread desertification, many drylands are getting greener because of increased CO2 in the air — a trend that recent studies indicate will continue.
One of the more extreme and volatile ecosystems on the planet is defying meteorology and becoming greener.
And Australia is far from alone. From Africa’s Sahel to arid western India, and the deserts of northern China to southern Africa, the story is the same.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/greening-drylands-carbon-dioxide-climate-change
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