Public Release: 8-Aug-2018 Solar geoengineering could reduce temperatures and heat stress, but also reduces photosynthesis University of California – Berkeley Injecting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet and counter the warming effects of climate change would do nothing to offset the crop damage from rising global […]
Public Release: 9-Apr-2018 University of Exeter Artificially altering the climate system to limit global warming to 1.5C could increase the risks of wildfires in some areas, new research suggests. While the international community is already aiming to limit global warming to below 2C by reducing greenhouse gas […]
Public Release: 19-Mar-2018 A Princeton University researcher suggests a radical solution to prevent catastrophic glacial melting. Princeton University Targeted geoengineering to preserve continental ice sheets deserves serious research and investment, argues an international team of researchers in a Comment published March 14 in the journal Nature. Without […]
Public Release: 14-Nov-2017 Artificially cooling planet ‘risky strategy,’ new research shows University of Exeter Proposals to reduce the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could have a devastating effect on global regions prone to either tumultuous storms or prolonged drought, new research has shown. Geoengineering – […]
Public Release: 28-Sep-2017 Seismological Society of America The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world’s most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 entries, according to a report published October 4 in the “Data Mine” column of the […]
Public Release: 21-Aug-2017 University of Exeter A virus which infects ocean plankton can reprogramme cells and change the way they absorb nutrients – potentially changing how carbon is stored in the ocean, new research shows. Scientists from the University of Exeter have examined the DNA of the OTV6 […]
Public Release: 25-Jul-2017 University of Washington The idea of geoengineering, also known as climate engineering, is very controversial. But as greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in our atmosphere, scientists are beginning to look at possible emergency measures. A new University of Washington study looks at the idea […]
Public Release: 1-Aug-2016 DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, Ill. (July 29, 2016) — As scientists and policymakers around the world try to combat the increasing rate of climate change, they have focused on the chief culprit: carbon dioxide. Produced by the burning of fossil fuels in power plants […]
By SEAN DUFFY (CN) — Storing massive amounts of carbon dioxide underground may be a more effective tool for limiting global climate change than previously thought, a study released Thursday says. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows the viability of plans to capture […]
Public Release: 23-Jul-2015 New material mimics the structure of coral, a natural adsorbent of heavy metals Elsevier Amsterdam, July 23, 2015 – A new material that mimics coral could help remove toxic heavy metals like mercury from the ocean, according to a new study published in the Journal […]
Public Release: 18-Jun-2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science A new study aiming to provide a better understanding of how injection wells in the U.S. influence earthquake activity cites wastewater injection rate as a critical factor. In the study, the highest-rate wastewater disposal wells analyzed were nearly […]
Public Release: 11-May-2015 Relatively small external disturbances play a crucial role in chaotic phenomena like the recent Calbuco volcanic eruption in Chile, leading to drum-beat-like seismicity Springer Volcanoes are considered chaotic systems. They are difficult to model because the geophysical and chemical parameters in volcanic eruptions exhibit high […]
Friday, 06 February 2015 The multinational agricultural giant Monsanto’s signature herbicide Roundup Ready is leading to the decimation of Monarch butterfly populations, according to a report issued by the US environment watchdog Center for Food Safety. “This report is a wake-up call. This iconic species is on […]
Marine Cloud Brightening is a reversible geoengineering method proposed to mitigate rising global temperatures. It relies on propelling a fine mist of salt particles high into the atmosphere to increase the albedo of clouds – the amount of sunlight they reflect back into space. This would then […]
Harvard scientists say aspects of solar geoengineering can—and should—be tested without need for full-scale deployment November 17, 2014 Cambridge, Mass. – November 17, 2014 – A vast majority of scientists believe that the Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate and that human activity is almost certainly the […]
Man-made quakes need to be included in seismic hazard planning say experts SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing faults to the point of failure. Earthquakes from […]
” Development of the technology was supported by a $7.5 million grant from the Department of Defense.” Date: April 18, 2014 Source: University of Central Florida Summary: The adage “Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it” may one day be obsolete if researchers further […]
31 March 2014 by Fred Pearce Magazine issue 2962 As the Arctic melts, the Russians are eyeing new shipping routes (Image: Jan Vermeer/ Foto Natura/Minden Pictures) The wolves of Wall Street have got climate change, but at a terrifying cost, reveals Windfall: The booming business of global warming […]
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Plants have many valuable functions: They provide food and fuel, release the oxygen that we breathe, and add beauty to our surroundings. Now, a team of MIT researchers wants to make plants even more useful by augmenting them with nanomaterials that could enhance their energy […]
GEOMAR researchers show limitations and side effects of large-scale climate intervention 25 February 2014/Kiel. With global greenhouse gas emissions continuing to increase proposals to limit the effects of climate change through the large-scale manipulation of the Earth system are increasingly being discussed. Researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz […]
Green Fade-Out By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Brussels The EU’s reputation as a model of environmental responsibility may soon be history. The European Commission wants to forgo ambitious climate protection goals and pave the way for fracking — jeopardizing Germany’s touted energy revolution in the process. The climate […]
Proposal to inject tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to block out sunlight could lead to droughts, warn scientists Steve Connor Wednesday, 8 January 2014 A controversial proposal to cool the planet artificially by injecting tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere which block out sunlight would […]
Scientists say pumping the super-cold gas into the atmosphere had the best results in tests PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 11:43pm UPDATED : Thursday, 19 December, 2013, 9:14am Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com Residents cover their faces they ride their bicycles along a street on a smoggy day […]
Updated 18:09 31 October 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2941. For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide Editorial: “Should we give the green light to geoengineers?” THE idea of artificially cooling the climate may have come in from the cold, but the laws governing […]
October 31, 2013 BOULDER—Although a significant build-up in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would alter worldwide precipitation patterns, a widely discussed technological approach to reduce future global warming would also interfere with rainfall and snowfall, new research shows. The international study, led by scientists at the […]
Fake volcanoes, giant space mirrors, oceans of iron filings… One of these ideas might save our planet from the worst effects of global warming – or destroy it. Memphis Barker reports on the rise of geoengineering – and the rift it has opened in the scientific community Memphis […]
09 October 2013 by Michael Marshall Magazine issue 2938. For similar stories, visit the Climate Change Topic Guide THIS is how we will hold off disaster. To help us avoid dangerous climate change, we will need to create the largest industry in history: to suck greenhouse gases out […]
Russia urges UN climate report to include geoengineering Martin Lukacs, Suzanne Goldenberg and Adam Vaughan The Guardian, Thursday 19 September 2013 12.00 EDT Documents seen by the Guardian show Russia is asking for a conclusion of the report to recommend geoengineering. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Russia […]
Photo: EPA American special services are interested in the possibility of controlling our planet’s climate. The CIA has ordered the National Academy of Sciences to carry out relevant research. This has kindled fear that the Americans are hoping to acquire an offensive climate weapon. The Voice of Russia […]
12:26 19 July 2013 by Peter Aldhous For similar stories, visit the Climate Change and US national issues Topic Guides You could say the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is late to the geoengineering party – at least compared to its British counterpart. But it has […]
Left: a map of silicon distribution in a diatom. Right: a map of the distribution of iron in the same diatom. Lighter colors indicate higher concentrations. Note how the distribution of iron mirrors the distribution of silicon. (Credit: Image courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology) June 12, 2013 […]
Published time: May 24, 2013 09:51 Edited time: May 25, 2013 23:43 Millions of activists around the world have rallied against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant for genetically engineering agriculture and food while suppressing negative scientific research. Organized by the ‘March Against Monsanto’ movement, an estimated two million have […]
Contact: Kevin Krajick kkrajick@ei.columbia.edu 212-854-9729 The Earth Institute at Columbia University 2011 Oklahoma temblor came amid increased manmade seismicity A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in central Oklahoma, to the injection of wastewater deep […]
How to regulate geo-engineering efforts to fight climate change? By: Tom Snee | 2012.12.19 | 09:22 AM ©istockphoto.com/Trifonov_Evgeniy With policymakers and political leaders increasingly unable to combat global climate change, more scientists are considering the use of manual manipulation of the environment to slow warming’s damage to the […]
US decision after 17-year battle over fast-growing salmon could pave way for same step in Britain Steve Connor Monday, 24 December 2012 A GM salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first genetically-modified animal in the world to be declared officially safe to […]
Saturday, 08 December 2012 Chinese developers are planning to flatten 700 mountains to make way for a new town in the north-west of the country. The nation’s most ambitious “mountain moving” project is slated for a patch of desert the outskirts of Lanzhou in the Gansu province and […]
22Oct2012 L’AQUILA, Italy (AFP) Six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty on Monday in a watershed trial of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake in the town of L’Aquila in 2009. Judge Marco Billi sentenced all seven members of Italy’s Major […]
Sunset in the Arctic. A new study at Harvard explores the feasibility of using cautious and targeted solar geoengineering to counter the loss of Arctic sea ice. (Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen) ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2012) — A new study suggests that solar geoengineering can be tailored to reduce inequality […]
14:45 17 October 2012 by Michael Marshall Frustration has bubbled up about the actions of a rogue climate hacker. Independent geoengineer Russ George has reportedly attempted to fertilise a patch of ocean in the north-east Pacific, drawing criticism from researchers who have done similar trials in the past.According […]
