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Satellite data reveals worsening boom-and-bust cycles in drylands
Original: Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands
New research from the University of Arizona analysing decades of satellite imagery finds that the world's drylands, though greening as vegetation responds to rising carbon dioxide, are increasingly locked into extreme 'boom-and-bust' cycles — rapid plant growth followed by sudden collapses. Scientists warn the pattern could destabilise ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
Why now: A newly published study links climate change-driven greening of arid regions to increasingly volatile vegetation swings.
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- Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands · University of Arizona News
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