Geoengineering : Discovery News

Go Fly A Kite For A Better Wind Farm

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Dec 20, 2011 09:12 AM ET | 0

KiteGen's approach would send tethered kites to high altitudes in order to take advantage of stronger wind. Read more

CO2 and the Hangover that Won't Quit

Posted by John D. Cox Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:13 AM ET | 0

Models developed by Canadian scientists simulate changes in climate that run very far into the future. Read more

Top 5 Geoengineering Schemes

Posted Wed Dec 8, 2010 09:23 AM ET | 0

Researchers recently published the first comprehensive assessment of geoengineering schemes -- large-scale efforts to reduce global warming. Here are five of the strongest contenders. Read more

How Volcanoes Affect Climate -- and Rainfall

Posted by John D. Cox Tue Nov 9, 2010 05:02 PM ET | 0

Volcanic eruptions have some unexpected impacts on monsoon rainfall in the most populous regions of Asia, researchers report. Read more

How Volcanoes Affect Climate -- and Rainfall

Blotting Out Sun May Soon Be Banned

Posted by Tim Wall Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:01 PM ET | 0

Super villains aside, some have proposed blocking out the sun to curb global warming. But the U.N. may say no. Read more

Could Submarines Subdue a Typhoon?

Posted by Tracy Staedter Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:32 PM ET | 0

A Japanese firm thinks that a fleet of subs pumping cold water into the path of a typhoon could stop the storm in its tracks. Read more

Biochar Could Put Huge Global Dent in Greenhouse Gases

Posted by Zahra Hirji Tue Aug 10, 2010 06:55 PM ET | 0

A new study suggests that sewing biochar into fields could sequester 12 percent of the world's excess greenhouse gases. Read more

Biochar Could Put Huge Global Dent in Greenhouse Gases

X Prize Foundation to Reward Spill Solutions

Posted by Zahra Hirji Thu Jul 1, 2010 08:41 AM ET | 0

The X Prize Foundation announced its intention to launch a competition that generates solutions for cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The winner will get a multi-million dollar cash prize. Read more

X Prize Foundation to Reward Spill Solutions

Rise of the Undead Sea

Posted by Michael Reilly Mon Jun 21, 2010 03:59 PM ET | 0

Plans are afoot to divert waters from the Red Sea into the Dead Sea, but preliminary experiments in mixing the waters yielding strange results. Read more

Stopping Desertification in Africa With a 'Great Green Wall'

Posted by Zahra Hirji Sat Jun 19, 2010 01:20 PM ET | 0

To halt encroaching desertification, a group of African nations wants to plant a "Great Green Wall" of trees extending from Senegal to Ethiopia. Read more

Stopping Desertification in Africa With a 'Great Green Wall'

Gulf Oil Spill Works like a Popped Zit

Posted by James Williams Wed May 26, 2010 01:12 PM ET | 0

Oil is rocketing out of the hole in the Gulf because it's under immense pressure from the surrounding rocks. Read more

Deep Ocean Waves Break on Sea Floor

Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Wed Mar 31, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

The blending and mixing of internal waves helps to explain how oceans push energy around the world. Read more

Ocean Geoengineering Scheme May Prove Lethal

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Mar 15, 2010 03:01 PM ET | 0

Seeding the oceans with iron could result in the production of a potent neurotoxin, putting the lives of birds, fish and even humans at risk. Read more

Wide Angle: Global Warming, On the Brink

Posted Mon Nov 23, 2009 09:02 PM ET

Time has almost run out to slow global warming. Inform yourself with videos, interactives, news stories and more. Read more

Geo-Engineering May Be Planet's Last Hope: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Sci-fi proposals to cool the planet are laden with risk but may be Earth's only hope if politicians fail to tackle global warming, scientists said on Tuesday in their biggest evaluation to date of "geo-engineering" concepts. Read more