11/12/2009

沙漠变森林：解决全球变暖的大胆计划

美国研究者提出一项大胆得惊人的计划，即投入2万亿美元，缓解气候变化的影响，让撒哈拉和澳大利亚的荒漠都重新披上绿装。大卫•亚当报道。

Sowing seeds in the sand

A staggeringly ambitious plan to mitigate the effects of climate change would see the Sahara and Australia’s outback planted with forest – and cost US$2 trillion. David Adam looks at a US researchers’ scheme.

27/11/2009

人为操控天气？——地球工程与气候变化

中国科学家声称能够控制天气。地球工程是否只是一厢情愿的空想？如果真是这样，我们是不是应该担心呢？大卫•亚当报道

Storming the clouds

Chinese scientists claim to be able to control the weather. But is geoengineering more than wishful thinking? And, if so, should we be worried? David Adam reports.

10/03/2009

把世界刷白

全球变暖也许看起来极其复杂，难以处理。然而，有一位科学家认为，办法异常简单：使用大量的白色涂料。大卫•亚当报道。

Paint it white

Global warming may seem like an overwhelmingly complex problem to tackle. But one scientist thinks the answer is brilliantly simple: a lot of white paint. David Adam reports.

09/11/2007

昔日风景画大师，气候变化研究的新帮手？

令人震撼的落日绘画体现了大型火山喷发对气候的影响。现在科学家正在分析艺术家们的杰作，探究它们是否能帮助改进模拟全球变暖的计算机模型。大卫•亚当报道。

Old masters, new climate lessons?

Paintings of striking sunsets show the effects of huge volcanic eruptions on climate. Now, David Adam reports, scientists are analysing artists’ works to see if they can help improve computer models used to simulate global warming.

27/09/2007

研究中的北极热

遥远的北方是浩瀚的大海，人们认为那里埋藏着丰富的化石燃料。这片极地不仅吸引着环境科学家，也吸引着热衷于油气开发的政治势力。戴维•亚当从挪威发来报道。

An Arctic boom in research

Ocean tracts in the far north are thought to be replete with fossil fuels. As well as environmental scientists, the polar region is attracting political powers keen to exploit oil and gas reserves. David Adam reports from Norway.