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Solar Geoengineering can Mitigate Effects of Global Warming on Rainfed Crops
Written by AZoCleantechMay 21 2021
Solar geoengineering, which means releasing aerosols into the air to reflect solar light and cut down global warming, is not a complete solution for climate change but it might be one of many tools to control climate risks.
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The potential of solar geoengineering to decrease physical climate changes was investigated by a growing body of research. However, not much less is known about the potential effect of solar geoengineering on the ecosystem and, specifically, agriculture.
A study performed by the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has now discovered that solar geoengineering could be amazingly effective in mitigating some of the worst effects of global warming on crops.
Solar geoengineering is not a fix-all for climate change but it could be one of several tools to manage climate risks. A growing body of research has explored the ability of solar geoengineering to reduce physical climate changes. But much less is known about how solar geoengineering could affect the ecosystem and, particularly, agriculture. Now, research finds that solar geoengineering may be surprisingly effective in alleviating some of the worst impacts of global warming on crops.