At one point our Lord Jesus told us to look up because our redemption was close at hand. If you ever have looked up you have probably seen chemtrails criss-crossing the sky. Most people never give them a second thought. We have just gotten used to seeing them all the time. Chemtrails are part of geoengineering. They are part of a broad attempt to influence the climate on earth. We present here an article that describes what geoengineering is all about.
What Is Geoengineering And How Does It Work?
It shouldn't come as a surprise that planet Earth is heating up. Though many of us would applaud the idea of getting out our shorts and tank tops a few days early, we'd quickly change our minds after examining the consequences of global warming. Scientists looking for ways to combat increasing temperatures are now exploring new innovative possibilities of cooling the planet through modern technology.
One such scientist is Ben Kravitz. Dr. Kravitz is part of a group of scientists researching geoengineering and hoping to prevent the future negative effects of global warming. ITHP got to interview Dr. Kravitz about his work in climate modeling and research. Enjoy.
What is geoengineering and how does it work?
That's actually a more difficult question than it sounds. But before I begin answering that, I want to be perfectly clear. The only research anyone has done on geoengineering has been using computer models or inside lab space.
There are two broad categories of geoengineering research, which are known as Solar Reduction Methods (SRM) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). These two technologies are really different, and they're really only related in that they are ways people might intervene to reduce the effects of global warming. SRM tries to reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the planet. There are several proposed ideas, such as putting reflectors in space, making Earth's surface brighter, or putting a layer of sulfate aerosols in the stratosphere. (The last one on that list is what large volcanic eruptions do, and we know that volcanic eruptions can cool the surface.) CDR attempts to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by preventing its emission or by extracting it from the atmosphere and sequestering it. There are other technologies that don't really fall neatly into either category. My expertise is in SRM, so that's what I'll focus on.
The problem with all of those technologies is they're purely technical. They don't say what geoengineering is supposed to do or how much geoengineering would be done. Should geoengineering cool the planet by a certain number of degrees? Should it change the hydrological cycle? Should it restore sea ice? Should it prevent ocean acidification? All of these questions (and a lot more) need to be answered by society, not by scientists, before a technology or set of technologies is chosen, should society decide it wants to pursue geoengineering.
Another problem that should be addressed is how geoengineering should be used. SRM is not a permanent "fix" for climate change. It's imperfect and temporary (blocking sunlight does different things to the climate than reducing CO2), and if SRM is suddenly stopped, the climate will rebound very quickly to a warmer one. The only permanent solution to climate change is to stop emitting CO2. Geoengineering might be used as a way of temporarily keeping temperatures below a dangerous level (I repeat might, since that hasn't been determined) while efforts to reduce climate change's effects are ramped up. But that too needs to be decided before geoengineering is used. Essentially, if society decides to start geoengineering, it needs to have a plan for when and how to stop.
Geoengineering researchers such as myself are pursuing a better understanding of geoengineering in case society comes up with such a plan.
Read more here: http://www.countercurrents.org/ithp031013.htm
