Spring is here. After a long and snowy winter, plants are finally blooming as the days get longer and warmer. Each year, over $50 billion dollars is spent in gardening related industries. Of that sum, much is wasted as purchased plants and flowers die after being transplanted into the ground. Often times, the cause of [...]
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No Comments »With scientists more eager than ever to try and find ways to combat global warming, a Harvard physicist has proposed a new method to help cool the planet. And of all the geoengineering schemes out there, this one is wackier than most. Russell Seitz proposes that rather than dim the sun, we should instead brighten [...]
Posted in Science, Technology Tags: climate, climate change, Global Warming, Harvard, Microbubbles, weather No Comments »Having just endured an early winter Nor’Easter here on the East Coast, I’m reminded of people’s fanaticism regarding the weather. Although the storm did produce several inches of snow, that result should be nothing for which anyone living in this region isn’t prepared. Yet I’m always amazed how the first falling snowflakes stir a mild panic in [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Gadgets Tags: meteorology, Skymaster SM-28, weather, weather prediction 1 Comment »In honor of Blog Action Day, in which bloggers are encouraged to write articles pertaining to a particular topic, we’ve decided to explore this years “Climate Change” theme by recalling some of humanity’s worst attempts at using technology to deliberately alter the Earth’s climate. This is sort of a Darwin Awards for big ideas with [...]