据英《新科学家》１９９９年１０月２日报道:英国汉诺威达特茅斯专科大学的ＸｉａｈｏｎｇＦｅｎｇ最近研究发现,大气中温室气体含量增加会导致干旱地区树木更快地生长。这一发现使在干旱地区种植树木减缓全球变暖的理由更加充分起来。Ｆｅｎｇ发现,在过去２００年中,特别是在 According to the British “new scientists” reported on October 2, 1999: XiahongFeng, Dartmouth College of Hanover, UK, a recent study found that increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will lead to faster growth of trees in arid areas. This finding makes the case for planting trees in arid regions more likely to mitigate global warming. Feng found that in the past 200 years, especially in