Science news articles about 'climate engineering'

Climate engineering raises concerns, but how can we afford not to study what might turn out to be the only practical alternative?

... or the most important unintended consequences." "Only fools find joy in the prospect of climate engineering. It's also foolish to think that risk of significant climate damage can be denied or ...

... simple large-scale technological solution to climate change can seem very appealing. "Global ... Turco said. "Advocates of geoengineering have tried to make climate engineering sound so simple," he ...

... therefore now suggesting that we should seriously consider geoengineering - that is, intervening directly to engineer the climate system, so as to moderate the rise of temperature. Is this possible? ...

... with groundwater. But on the planetary scale, most ecologists are skeptical of climate engineering. "Playing with the Earth's climate is a dangerous game with unclear rules," says Jackson. "We need ...

The president's new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth's air.

With the conclusions of recent reviews, climate engineering is gathering steam as a way to cool the planet.