Innovation 3857: Geo-engineering the Climate Could Reduce Vital Rains, 2013. sciencedaily/releases/2013/10/131031124622.htm “…. A significant build-up in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would alter worldwide precipitation patterns. [But Research shows that] “A widely discussed technological approach to reduce future global warming would also interfere with rainfall and snowfall. “The international study… finds that global warming caused by a massive increase in greenhouse gases would spur a nearly 7 percent average increase in precipitation compared to preindustrial conditions. “But trying to resolve the problem through geo-engineering could result in monsoonal rains in North America, East Asia, and other regions dropping by 5-7 percent compared to preindustrial conditions. Globally, average precipitation could decrease by about 4.5 percent.” Geo-engineering the planet doesnt cure the problem … Even if one of these techniques could keep global temperatures approximately balanced, precipitation would not return to preindustrial conditions. “As concerns have mounted about climate change, scientists have studied geo-engineering approaches to reduce future warming. Some of these would capture carbon dioxide before it enters the atmosphere. Others would attempt to essentially shade the atmosphere by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere or launching mirrors into orbit with the goal of reducing global surface temperatures.” The new study focuses on the second set of approaches.
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