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03764aam a2200397 i 4500 001 C804E560FEA411E8B92BAA7297128E48 003 SILO 005 20181213010021 008 180322t20192019nyua j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018003657 020 $a 1534503471 020 $a 9781534503472 020 $a 1534503463 020 $a 9781534503465 035 $a (OCoLC)1029770000 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d ICV $d BUP $d SILO 245 00 $a Geoengineering : $b counteracting climate change / $c Rita Santos, book editor. 250 $a First Edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, $c 2019. 300 $a 176 pages ; $c 23 cm. 440 1 $a Global viewpoints 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Geoengineering is the deliberate manipulation of the environment in an attempt to counteract the harmful effects of human-influenced climate change. It's intended as a solution, but it also can create unintended consequences. When scientists and political leaders can't even agree on the extent of climate change, it can seem hopeless to think they will come together to work on solutions. This enlightening resource offers perspectives from experts in the field today, making clear why this topic attracts such controversy and what can be done in the future to help our planet-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 2 $a Grades 9 to 12. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Stopping climate change. What is climate change? / Enviropedia ; How NASA defines and studies climate change / Dan Stillman and Denise Miller ; Climate change threatens crop yield / Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ; Climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of severe weather events / Union of Concerned Scientists ; Rising temperatures encourage the spread of disease / Michaeleen Doucleff ; Coordinated efforts to mitigate climate change are lacking / Ken Caldeira and David W. Keith -- Current geoengineering theories. Solar radiation management involves both risks and benefits / M. Granger Morgan and Katharine Ricke ; Rushing to implement SRM would be unethical / Genevieve Wanucha ; COâ removal technology still years away / Bobby Magill ; We should proceed with solar geoengineering -- cautiously / Garth Heutel -- Why a global effort is needed. The whole world must cooperate when battling climate change / Jennifer Morgan ; Results of past international environmental agreements / Council on Foreign Relations ; Younger people are the future / Dana Nuccitelli ; Climate change requires both global and local problem solving / Mike Muller ; Possible negative effects of geoengineering must be considered before it's implemented / Jane A. Flegal and Andrew Maynard ; Understanding why people support some mathods of geoengineering over others / Thomas Bateman and Kieran O'Connor -- Looking to the future. What does mitigation mean? / Henry D. Jacoby and Anthony C. Janetos ; The Paris Agreement is a key to the solution / David Waskow and Jennifer Morgan ; People are more comfortable supporting "natural" forms of geoengineering / Anita Talberg and Tim Flannery ; Geoengineering is everyone's business / Rob Bellamy ; The potential benefits of geoengineering are too great to not cooperate / David A. Dana. 650 0 $a Climate change mitigation. 650 0 $a Environmental engineering. 650 0 $a Weather control. 700 1 $a Santos, Rita, $d 1985- . 941 $a 4 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230620011855.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20190607010612.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190514013650.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20181213010647.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C804E560FEA411E8B92BAA7297128E48 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search