Thursday, January 09, 2014

Geoengineering Could Bring Severe Drought to the Tropics, Research Shows

A view from the space shuttle Atlantis of three layers of volcanic dust in the Earth's atmosphere, following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. (Credit: ISS/NASA/Corbis) Click to enlarge.
The new work shows that a leading contender – pumping sulphate particles into the stratosphere to block sunlight – could have side-effects just as serious as the effects of warming itself.  Furthermore, the impacts would be different around the world, raising the prospect of conflicts between nations that might benefit and those suffering more damage.

 Geoengineering Could Bring Severe Drought to the Tropics, Research Shows
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