Monday, 2 May 2011

Should we use geoengineering techniques?

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Engineering the climate is clearly a risky business. Some geoengineering methods such as, putting reflective particles in the stratosphere o...
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Uptake of carbon dioxide by rocks!

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In 2008, Kelemen and Matter concluded that the rate of natural carbonation of peridotite, a type of rock commonly found in the Earth’s mantl...
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Enhancing Stratospheric Aerosols

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During large volcanic eruptions sulphur is ejected into the stratosphere. The resulting aerosols reflect some of the shortwave radiation whi...
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Monday, 11 April 2011

Carbon Capture and Storage

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Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is another possible technique for mitigating climate change. By 2015, 20 commercial sized plants will start...
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Friday, 8 April 2011

Iron Fertilization during the Last Glacial Maximum

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It has been thought that changes in the biological pump, such as iron fertilization, caused atmospheric carbon dioxide drawdown of 80-100 pa...
Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Iron Fertilization

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What is Ocean Iron Fertilization? Ocean Iron Fertilization (OIF) is the intentional introduction of iron into ‘high nutrient, low chlorophyl...
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Wednesday, 2 March 2011

The Biological Pump

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Before I discuss the next geoengineering technique of iron fertilization, I will discuss the basic understanding of the biological pump in o...
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