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Simulation Points Out Possibilities and Pitfalls of Regional Geoengineering Schemes | Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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A research team led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego modeled a hypothetical solution to a drought that really had plagued Africa’s Sahel region in the 1970s and 80s.

Photo: IAEA Jul 27, 2021 Simulation Points Out Possibilities and Pitfalls of Regional Geoengineering Schemes Model demonstrates that ending drought in one African region reduces rainfall in another Author Robert Monroe Topics Climate Change Hazards Technology Share A research team led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego modeled a hypothetical solution to a drought that really had plagued Africa’s Sahel region in the 1970s and 80s. The solution was to use a collection of pipes to pump cold water from beneath the neighboring Indian Ocean’s warm upper layer to the surface, a pr

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