The US corn belt produces 40% more oxygen than the Amazon Rain Forrest

A recent study by NASA showed that the corn belt produced more oxygen than the Amazon by over 40% in its peak growing season! corn plants are also very good at reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. this makes the corn belt the most productive area in the world when it comes to the generation of oxygen and reduction of c02  from the atmosphere. which asks the question, " should we be focusing on developing more land for corn production?" and i think we should focus on corn development around the world since it will do two things, 1. it will generate food and 2. it will increase oxygen production and reduce carbon in the atmosphere.

https://www.nasa.gov/press/goddard/2014/march/satellite-shows-high-productivity-from-us-corn-belt/

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  1. AnonymousDecember 9, 2019 at 6:52 AM

    This is very intriguing. How do you propose corn is spread around the world, and what effects would there be on the soil?

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