Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared
The big question: Would climate engineering like sending reflective particles into the stratosphere or brightening clouds help reduce the national security risks of climate change or make them worse?
Tyler Felgenhauer, Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University •
conversation
April 4, 2024 • ~9 min
April 4, 2024 • ~9 min
NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.
Douglas Vakoch, President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies •
conversation
March 28, 2024 • ~8 min
March 28, 2024 • ~8 min
Artificial reef designed by MIT engineers could protect marine life, reduce storm damage
The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News •
mit
March 26, 2024 • ~9 min
March 26, 2024 • ~9 min
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