COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Cooling the planet with crops
Description: The growing of crops already produces a cooling of the climate because they reflect more sunlight back into space, compared with natural vegetation. Different varieties of the same crop vary significantly in their solar reflectivity (called 'albedo'), so selecting varieties that are more reflective will enhance this cooling effect, say researchers. [Source: EurekaAlert]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uob-ctp011209.php
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Source: EurekaAlert
Publish Date: 1/15/2009
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