"Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering (SAG) is a proposed #SolarGeoengineering approach to offset #ClimateChange impacts, but may have -ve effects on hydrology."
In this regard new study is published in "๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ท๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ."
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"Using a climate model, researchers quantify the sensitivity of the tropical monsoon precipitation to the meridional distribution of volcanic #SulfateAerosols prescribed in the #stratosphere in terms of the changes in aerosol optical depth (AOD)." 2/9
"In the experiments, large changes in summer monsoon ๐ง๏ธ in the tropical monsoon areas are simulated, mainly over the Indian region, in alliance with meridional shifts in the location of the intertropical convergence zone caused by changes in interhemispheric AOD differences." 3/9
Based on the simulations of this study, authors "estimate a sensitivity of โ1.8ยฐยฑ0.0ยฐ meridional shift in global mean ITCZ & a 6.9ยฑ0.4% reduction in NH monsoon index (NHMI; summer monsoon precipitation over NH monsoon regions) /0.1 interhemispheric AOD difference (NH-SH)." 4/9
This study also "quantify the sensitivity in terms of interhemispheric (IH) differences in effective #RadiativeForcing & IH temperature differences: 3.5ยฑ0.3% change in NHMI per unit (Wmโปยฒ) IH radiative forcing difference & 5.9ยฑ0.4% change/unit (ยฐC) IH temp. difference." 5/9
"Similar sensitivity estimates are also made by the researchers of this study for the Indian monsoon precipitation." 6/9
"The establishment of the relationship btw interhemispheric AOD (or radiative forcing) differences and ITCZ shift as discussed in this paper will further facilitate and simplify understanding of the effects of #StratosphericAerosolGeoengineering on tropical monsoon rainfall." 7/9
Read the study entitled, "Quantification of tropical monsoon precipitation changes in terms of interhemispheric differences in stratospheric sulfate aerosol optical depth" here โฌ๏ธ researchgate.net/publication/37โฆ
New study revealed that Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away CO2, sweeten surrounding soil & still yield fruit. #CarbonRemoval
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2/ Some Kenyan fig trees, like Ficus wakefieldii, store COโ not just as organic matter (wood/leaves) but also as calcium carbonate (CaCOโ) - the same mineral as chalk or limestone.
This process is called the oxalate-carbonate pathway (OCP).
3/ PROCESS:
First, the tree forms calcium oxalate crystals inside its wood.
Then, special microbes (oxalotrophic microorganisms) or fungi convert these crystals into CaCOโ.
This locks up carbon in mineral form that can persist in soil far longer than organic carbon.
๐ฐ Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (30 June - 06 July 2025):
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@Climeworks raised $162 million SeriesโฏE to scale Generationโ3 direct air capture, cut costs to $400โ600/t, and grow its carbon removal portfolio.
๐จWhat if we bet too much on future carbon removal tech and it doesnโt deliver?
New study shows that over-relying on #CDR like DACCS & BECCS could let fossil fuel emissions continue longer, delay action, and raise costs later.
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2/ Many net-zero plans assume large-scale CDR. But techs like direct air capture (DACCS) & bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) are tiny today and scaling them is risky due to land, energy & cost barriers.
3/ Researchers ran 6 scenarios using GCAM:
-Stage 1: Plan for high or low CDR now
-Stage 2: Learn mid-century whether high CDR is actually feasible or not, and then adjust policy or not
They tracked emissions, energy shifts, costs & who bears the burden.
This episode dives into a radical proposal: using a buried nuclear explosion on the seafloor to break up basalt & speed up carbon removal via Enhanced Rock Weathering. The goal? Sequester 30 years of global CO2.
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This episode unpacks a preprint by Hosea Olayiwola Patrick drawing lessons from COVID-19 for solar geoengineering.