GEOENGINEERING HISTORY
In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm Siberia
In the 1870s, a French army officer proposed flooding the Sahara to create a man-made inland sea, convinced that a new ocean would green the desert and remake Africa's climate
How a Volcano Can Cool the Entire Planet
As Earth overheats, scientists test way to repel Sun's raysBrightening clouds is one of several ideas to push solar energy back into space -- sometimes called solar radiation modification, solar geo...04 Apr, 2024, 09.48 AM IST
Eight most influential business books of the yearThis year's top business books come from journalists, economists and academics on a range of topics. Here are some books to catch up on.20 Aug, 2015, 09.13 AM IST
Disasters sow seeds of successTo err is human because risk-averse refusal to stop tinkering with the world as it is alien to human nature.28 Jul, 2010, 05.26 AM IST
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