Saturday, 21 July 2012

Cure Climate Change by Dumping Iron in Oceans



A ship dumping iron into the Southern Ocean has shown a technique that could be used as a "cure" for climate change. The iron stimulates plankton growth, which "binds" carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, getting rid of one of the gases which warms Earth's atmosphere. A trial, called Eifex, has been hailed a success, after a bloom of plankton sank 1,000 metres below the ocean, taking with it carbon dioxide. At present, the technique could ...





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