15 February 2021
New study indicates that reflecting solar energy back to space in an attempt to reduce global warming could cause more problems than it solves.
Increasing emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, resulting in an accelerating rise in atmospheric temperature, are creating a hugely significant challenge to people and the planet.
Scientists are looking into the plausibility of ideas that aim to limit the effects of climate change, while carbon emissions from humans burning fossil fuels continue to over-insulate the planet. Solar geoengineering proposes to reflect incoming sunlight back into space by deliberately releasing reflective particles into the upper atmosphere where they block the sun s warming rays.
Coming attraction: IPCC s upcoming major climate assessment
Despite the speed bump posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is rolling toward completion of its Sixth Assessment Report, the latest in a series that began in 1990.
IPCC’s assessments, produced by many hundreds of scientists volunteering countless hours, have long been the world’s most definitive statements on human-induced climate change from fossil fuel use. Rather than carrying out its own research, the IPCC crafts its consensus assessment reports based on the vast array of peer-reviewed work in science journals. The draft reports are scrutinized by experts and officials in UN-member governments before they become final.
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Work to reopen Bealach in Wester Ross continues as conditions ease on routes hit by drifting snow; Highland Council road condition report for Monday reveals latest state of play on sprawling network By Hector MacKenzie
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Updated: 10:43, 15 February 2021
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WORK to reopen a notorious Wester Ross road blocked by snow is continuing this morning amid a better outlook for a number of drift-hit routes across the county.
Highland Council said work is ongoing to clear the Bealach, which leads to Applecross, this morning with an aim of reopening as soon as possible .
Cork weather: Vicious Valentine s as Ireland s under FIVE wind warnings
How romantic!
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The country is currently under several wind warnings of various degrees this Valentines Day, with high winds set to batter the island for the next few hours.
Here s a breakdown of what s happening: