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Satellite data reveals boom-and-bust cycles in greening drylands
Original: Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands
University of Arizona researchers analysing satellite data report that the world's drylands are greening in increasingly extreme boom-and-bust cycles, with short pulses of vegetation growth followed by sharp crashes. The findings suggest that rising plant growth in arid regions masks growing instability, which could undermine assumptions about how dryland ecosystems will respond to climate change.
Why now: The new study challenges the widespread assumption that greening drylands signal a stable, climate-driven improvement in arid ecosystems.
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- Satellite data exposes escalating 'boom-and-bust' dynamic in greening drylands · University of Arizona News
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