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Sydney Dust Storm Proves Geoengineering the Oceans Could Work
Scientists commissioned to track the effects of the Sydney dust storm have found something intriguing - a massive growth spurt in nearby ocean algae growth, which could help counteract global warming. Could the storm be proof-of-concept for geoengineering the oceans? More »Geohackers Want to Transform the Sahara into a Forest
A group of scientists have a radical idea for combating climate change: terraforming the Sahara Desert and replacing it with a lush forest. But will its carbon capturing potential outweigh the negative ecological consequences? More »Amazing Terraforming Projects - Real and Imaginary
Humans have been terraforming since the earliest days of agriculture. We've got a gallery showing some of the Earth's most incredible terraforming projects - as well as what terraforming might look like on other worlds. More »Is "Planet Hacking" The Only Way To Save The World?
Is the only way to survive global climate change to try and change it even more through geoengineering? Possibly - if doing so doesn't trigger an international political "incident" accidentally. More »The Mysterious Cones of the Egyptian Desert
These strange cones and holes look like a bizarre wind formation in the Egyptian desert, until you see the pattern they make from the air. More »Artificial Islands of the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea, a body of water that sits at the nexus of several political hot spots in the Middle East, has been a source of contention for decades. Now a New York City architecture firm called Phu Hoang Office has proposed a way to turn the sea into a thriving center for tourism and eco-research. The firm proposed the creation of artificial islands (pictured) called No Man's Land that would house hotels, create energy, and harvest clean water from the atmosphere. Check out more pictures and a schematic below. More »Farmers Put 220 Acres Under Glass to Create Vast Artificial Environment
On the chilly Isle of Thanet in Kent, England, farmers are placing 220 acres of land under glass so they can grow vegetables all year round. The greenhouse, when completed, will house 1.3 million plants and increase the UK's crop of green vegetables by 15%. Called Thanet Earth, the project will be a series of 7 connected grenhouses with a relatively small carbon footprint. And nothing grown inside Thanet Earth will ever touch soil. More »We Can Stop Global Warming — And Cook Ourselves Alive
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Blowing Up the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal, a human-created waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, is the last century's greatest work of geoengineering. And it continues to evolve. Just a few months ago, workers began setting off explosives like those you see here to widen the canal and allow oil supertankers to get through. Want to see more of the canal and the giant ships that traverse it? More »Geoengineers Will Prevent Rain Over Olympic Stadium in China
Weaponizing Climate Change for Battle