Fix For Global Warming? Scientists Propose Covering Deserts With Reflective Sheeting
Monday, December 22, 2008 - 23:42
in Earth & Climate
A radical plan to curb global warming and so reverse the climate change caused by our rampant burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution would involve covering parts of the world's deserts with reflective sheeting, according to an article in the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. The heat reflecting sheets could be used to cover arid areas and not only reflect the sun's heat back into space by increasing the Earth's overall reflectivity, or albedo, but also to act as an anti-desertification measure.