Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: WEATHER STUFF :: Interesting tidbit on the Corn Belt in the Summer
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WhiteWolf |
This is the time of the year when the Midwest becomes a huge carbon sucking, oxygen producing machine. At the peak of the growing season, says NASA, the Midwest U.S. corn belt is the most productive place on Earth—there's more photosynthesis going on here than even in the Amazon. |