Earth is Happily gobbling More CO2 - again

In September last year, this blog published an item with the title: The Earth is Happily Gobbling more CO2. (LINK)

The NZ Herald reports (LINK) that:

Scientists have discovered an "abrupt increase'' since 1988 in the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) by the land biosphere, which comprises all of the planet's plant and animal ecosystems.
Wellington-based scientist Dr Sara Mikaloff-Fletcher, from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, was part of the global research team investigating the distribution of CO2 emissions.

Ms Mikaloff-Fletcher said: "We were completely taken by surprise (by the findings)." Obviously she doesn't read this blog.

Read more of the article by  Kieran Campbell HERE.