As Arctic summers warm, Earth’s northern landscapes are changing. Using satellite images to track global tundra ecosystems over decades, a new collaborative study involving the University of Oxford and global institutions across the world, found the region has become greener, as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth.
For the expanded story, visit https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/2020/20200924-warming-temps-driving-arctic-greening.html
Read the publication Summer warming explains widespread but not uniform greening in the Arctic tundra biome in Nature Communications.