Category Archives: Global Warming

Atmospheric engineering scheme to combat global warming could diminish solar power

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A widely discussed “atmospheric engineering” scheme intended to combat global warming could have unanticipated consequences in reducing the effectiveness of certain kinds of solar power around the Earth, a new study has concluded. It is appears in the current issue … Continue reading →

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Forests could become source of warming

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

  The world’s forests are at risk of becoming a source of planet-warming emissions instead of soaking them up like a sponge unless greenhouse gases are controlled, scientists said.   Deforestation emits 20 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide when … Continue reading →

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Obama climate adviser open to geo-engineering to tackle global warming

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The global warming situation has become so dire that Barack Obama’s chief scientific adviser has raised with the president the possibility of massive-scale technological fixes to alter the climate known as ‘geo-engineering’. John Holdren, who is a member of the … Continue reading →

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Ice bridge holding Antarctic ice shelf cracks up

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

An ice bridge which had apparently held a vast Antarctic ice shelf in place during recorded history shattered on Saturday and could herald a wider collapse linked to global warming, a leading scientist said. The satellite picture, from the European … Continue reading →

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