Geoengineers are professionals that find ways to manipulate the environment to combat changes in temperature and weather. Modifying the earth's atmosphere may seem like an impossible feat, but geoengineers do this by eliminating greenhouse gases and controlling other factors that affect the atmosphere directly.
As global warming poses a serious threat to the atmosphere, geoengineering is becoming more of a priority and a much needed concept. Geoengineering deals with the warming affects of gases, carbon dioxide, and any other chemicals in the atmosphere that cause warming. The job of a geoengineer is to determine ways to eliminate gases as well as reduce the earth's temperature through scientific means.
Geoengineers are constantly trying to find new ways to cool the temperature of the earth. For example, geoengineers have considered launching millions of mirrors into orbit to reflect the sun. They have also considered placing aluminum foil over vast parts of the desert to reflect heat, however, both ideas have proven too costly to institute.
The engineers believe that if they can drop global temperatures the earth will be better off. A more feasible option that geoengineers have been using is the attempt to formulate clouds on their own, which is called called cloud brightening. By thickening existing clouds and creating new ones, the engineers are able to reduce the amount of sun that hits the earth and increase precipitation and rainfall.
There are certain subjects that geoengineers study to gain their expertise - the most important are chemistry, plant biology, ecology, meteorology, and the atmosphere. Engineers combine these subjects to determine new ways to modify the atmosphere.
Although geoengineering could have a positive affect on the earth, numerous civil society groups around the world condemn the idea that geoengineers should interfere with the climate. These society groups believe that the impact of interfering with the earth's atmosphere could cause more damage than good. They also believe that a geoengineer's ideas and experiments could be devastating to the ecosystem.
According to the Wall Street Journal, geoengineering won;t completely solve global warming and it's not considered a technical fix, but geoengineers can eliminate the use of fossil fuels, create sustainability and reduce the number of carbon emissions that cause global warming. One thing is certain - the management of the environment is vital to the well-being of the earth's future. Mankind and ecosystems will be greatly impacted by how current generations handle climate change.
