Increases in Northern Plant Growth (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Increases in Northern Plant Growth

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Of the 10 million square miles (26 million square kilometers) of northern vegetated lands, 34 to 41 percent showed increases in plant growth (green and blue), 3 to 5 percent showed decreases in plant growth (orange and red), and 51 to 62 percent showed no changes (yellow) over the past 30 years. Satellite data in this visualization are from the AVHRR and MODIS instruments, which contribute to a vegetation index that allows researchers to track changes in plant growth over large areas.

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Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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