Earth Sciences

Warming, increase in precipitation, and irrigation enhance greening in High Mountain Asia

F. Z. Maina, S. V. Kumar, et al.

Explore how High-Mountain Asia is experiencing one of the highest vegetation greenness increases on Earth. This study by Fadji Zaouna Maina, Sujay V. Kumar, Clement Albergel, and Sarith P. Mahanama uncovers the key factors driving this change, including precipitation, snow cover decrease, and irrigation.

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