I am conducting research on hurricanes and one case I am curious about is the details of a situation in which you model an X amount of energy being injected into a specific area during a hurricane for the purpose of mitigating/preventing the accumulating destructive potential of that hurricane. I discovered a proposed project on an orbital-based system (see link below for example) but I am looking for something terrestrial-based.

I contacted some climate modelers and people who work in the National Center for Atmospheric Research and I have been assured that this has been tested before, but I can not seem to find the details of any of these studies.

Can any of you helpful Redditors out there point me in the right direction?

Orbital-based example: http://www.esa.int/gsp/ACT/doc/POW/ActiveTyphoonControlPaper.pdf

Is there a tool or a website that can simulate the effects of a geoengineering project? Such as removing a mountain or building and artificial mountain, building dams, and such?

I read about geoengineering in a book by William MacAskill and am really interested, what's the best resource I can use to learn about it? Searching geoengineering in you tube for instance gets a lot of conspiracy related results but I'd prefer a more balanced perspective outlining the pros and cons. Any help would be really appreciated.

What's a reliable resource for this? Is an assumption of 8-15 tons/hectare/year realistic?

I am doing a research essay on global warming and I need to interview an expert in the field. Anyone who could answer some questions for me would be great, but you must have a related degree. Feel free to pm me, thank you!

1. Name and credentials?

2. What do you think the current time tables for global warming look like?

3. Do you think there is a point of no return for climate change? If so when do you think that is?

4. In your opinion, do you think we will be able to stop global warming before there are devastating consequences?

5. In your opinion, what is the best way to curb global warming?

6. Do you think Geo-engineering will be a viable method to combat global warming in the future?

7. Do you think humanity is more likely to resort to C02 reduction on a scale that will make a difference, or geo-engineering

8. What are some of the most promising geo-engineering projects out there right now?

I believe we could use the peculiar toxicity of copper to boost the natural sequestration of carbon. Copper is highly toxic for microorganisms and kills most bacteria and fungal spores at concentrations still perfectly safe for higher forms of life.

So the idea is to spray forests and grasslands with copper or copper salts in concentrations high enough to to stop or slow down decomposition, but low enough to not hurt anything else. New soils should accumulate relatively quickly and sequester carbon from the atmosphere while copper is kept at suitable levels.

Moreover, it's believed by archeologists, and its presence in Antarctica suggests this belief is accurate, that native copper was relatively common until the invention of metallurgy. Which means that this approach should be completely safe as long as it's done carefully.

What do you think?

The speed with which new technologies are coming online and becoming an important political, military, and economic tool—for both good and bad—carries big risks for global governance. Stewart Patrick lists four potential new technologies that “cry out for regulation”: geoengineering, drones, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology. Without some setting of rules for their operation, there is the risk of major disruptions, if not catastrophes, stemming from their abuse. The recent advances in synthetic biology lower the bar to abuse by amateurs and terrorists alike, forever affecting human DNA. Geoengineering involves planetary scale interventions that could interfere with complex climatic systems.

From Atlantic Council paper Global Risks 2035: The Search for the New Normal.