Ecosystems Are Getting Greener in the Arctic
(World News USA)

Credit: Wikimedia Commons In recent decades, scientists have noted a surge in Arctic plant growth as a symptom of climate change. But without observations showing exactly when and where vegetation has bloomed as the world`s coldest areas warm, it`s difficult to predict how vegetation will respond to future warming. Now, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy`s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have developed a new approach that may paint a more accurate picture of Arctic vegetation and our climate`s recent past - and future. In a study published online Aug. 20 in Nature Climate Change, the researchers used satellite images taken over the past 30 years...