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Geo-engineering is subject
to conspiracy theories, but
could it help save the
planet? |
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Some geo-engineering ideas
include reflecting sunlight
back out to space to cool
Earth. It sounds like the
stuff of science fiction,
but the idea of reflecting
solar radiation is not as
crazy as it might sound and
sometimes happens in the
natural world during
volcanic eruptions. This
July 20, 2024 BBC Article
says that as the industry
grows, so have conspiracy
theories. |
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Why any estimate of the cost
of climate change will be
flawed |
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The
Economist, May 30th 2024,
shows how difficult it
is to accurately predict the
real costs of Global
Warming, hence figure out
what sacrifices are required
to bring it under control.
No one has tried to link
changes with wars,
earthquakes and solar
flares, but they do also
create havoc on earth. |
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Population and Climate
Change: What Are the Links? |
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This
article by Population
Connection shows that in
2023, the global population
surpassed 8 billion,
with 1 billion projected to
be added by 2040. It also
states there has been a
reluctance to integrate
discussions of population
into climate education and
advocacy. Yet climate change
is tightly linked to
population growth. In low-
and middle-income countries
alone, some 218 million
women want to avoid
pregnancy but are not using
any form of modern
contraceptives. |
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As seas rise, the relocation
of Caribbean islanders
has begun |
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This
Economist, June 5th, 2024
article shows how people
could be helped to relocate
to achieve better living
conditions. This type of
adaptation could be much
more affordable that trying
to reduce the global warming
impact on developing and
vulnerable countries. |
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How do we know Climate
Change is happening and
caused by humans? |
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This
BBC article of Oct. 25th,
2021 provides the
scientific evidence to
support global warming.
Although there were several
hot periods during Earth's
past, a UN report released
in 2021 said it "is
unequivocal that human
influence has warmed the
atmosphere, oceans and
land". |
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