warmed this half a degree in the late 20th century and the co2s and gone up and up in the atmosphere, we ve created a greener and greener planet and the greening of the planet earth is profound. there s a very recent paper that just came out a couple of months ago, showing tremendous increases in how much green matter there is on the planet. mark: vegetation. vegetation. the largest increases by the way are in the tropical rainforest. it s growing like topsies. mark: is that why we never hear about it anymore? i don t know why we don t hear about it anymore, but it sure is growing, and in grassland, which is lot of it is used for agricultjur prairies. prairies or harvest it for hay, the data for 17 years of satellite data show the grassland, green mass is
wolf blitzer is off tonight. i m joe johns. you re in the situation room. i cannot stress this highly enough. if you are in the projected president of this hurricane, you have to take precautions now. don t wait, don t delay. we all hope for the best, but we have to be prepared for the worst. we how is it going in new york right now, mary? you just heard the president speak about this hurricane. new york had asked the president to declare emergency assistance. and the president did have an emergency declaration for new york, meaning the city and state will get federal help. but this is an unprecedented move in new york today, joe. the mayor michael bloomberg has ordered iffer the first time mandatory evac yags in low-lying areas of new york. and this encome passes areas that affect between 200 and 300,000 people. this out of caution and concern about high water and heavy winds. earlier throughout the day, there have been some evacuations taking place in hospitals and n