Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Scientists Take a Second Look at Concerns and Potential for Geoengineering

Nature's version of geoengineering includes volcanoes, like Japan's Sakurajima, that change the climate by injecting huge, sulfurous clouds into the air. Photo by David McKelvey, courtesy of Flickr.
Earlier this week, the National Research Council convened a committee to review approaches that could cool the world, with the goal of creating a scientific foundation that could help resolve political, ethical and legal issues surrounding these controversial techniques.  Geoengineering refers to techniques that deliberately change the climate at scale, like dispersing aerosols and sucking greenhouse gases straight out of the air.  The National Research Council is the working arm of the United States National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences.

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