Poster's note: Thread from Jesse shows a media disaster unfolding. A combination of a widely-criticised study; paywalls; and careless, politically-slanted media serves to grossly and fundamentals mislead the voting public about our discipline. This is probably the most widely-reported study this year, and coverage resulting has been almost entirely misleading.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1027442087774572544.html Account <https://threadreaderapp.com/account> Share <https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1027442087774572544.html#> Support Thread Reader! <https://threadreaderapp.com/account/premium> Thread by @JesseLReynolds: "The (often real) risks of solar make for sensationalist media coverage. In this article, the researcher says "We’re not sayi […]" #geoengineering 8 tweets2 days ago [image: Profile picture] Jesse L. Reynolds <https://threadreaderapp.com/user/JesseLReynolds> @JesseLReynolds <https://threadreaderapp.com/user/JesseLReynolds>Follow <https://twitter.com/JesseLReynolds> Read on Twitter <https://twitter.com/JesseLReynolds/status/1027442087774572544> Subscribe Read later Archive The (often real) risks of solar #geoengineering <https://threadreaderapp.com/hashtag/geoengineering> make for sensationalist media coverage. In this article, the researcher says "We’re not saying that geoengineering harms agriculture on net" yet the headline is "Geoengineering... may harm major crops" 1/n <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/geoengineering-to-combat-global-warming-may-harm-major-crops> Will geoengineering to cool the planet harm crops?Solar geoengineering would ease heat stress, but also block vital sunlight for plants, according to a new study published Wednesday. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/geoengineering-to-combat-global-warming-may-harm-major-crops <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/geoengineering-to-combat-global-warming-may-harm-major-crops> Here, a researcher says "our findings suggest that the side effects of the treatment are just as bad as the original disease" yet the headline is "[Geo]Engineering... could ruin our food supply" 2/n <https://mashable.com/2018/08/08/geoengineering-sunlight-climate-change/?europe=true#p8GvYdI4RsqR> Engineering Earth's climate might quell global warming, but it could come with a cost"The side effects of the treatment are just as bad as the original disease." https://mashable.com/2018/08/08/geoengineering-sunlight-climate-change/?europe=true#p8GvYdI4RsqR <https://mashable.com/2018/08/08/geoengineering-sunlight-climate-change/?europe=true#p8GvYdI4RsqR> and here, the *article* says 'the beneficial effects on crop yields... would be “essentially negated” by the loss in crops due to the reduction in sunlight' while the headline is 'Reflecting sun's rays would cause crops to fail' 3/n <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/08/reflecting-suns-rays-would-cause-crops-to-fail-scientists-warn> Reflecting sun's rays would cause crops to fail, scientists warnResearch shows geoengineering method intended to combat climate change would have adverse effect on agriculture https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/08/reflecting-suns-rays-would-cause-crops-to-fail-scientists-warn <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/08/reflecting-suns-rays-would-cause-crops-to-fail-scientists-warn> This one from @alisterdoyle <https://twitter.com/alisterdoyle> : 'the study said any future “geoengineering” modelled on volcanoes would have scant benefits for crops' with headline 'Dimming sunlight to slow global warming may harm crop yields: study' 4/n <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-geoengineering/dimming-sunlight-to-slow-global-warming-may-harm-crop-yields-study-idUSKBN1KT26B> Dimming sunlight to slow global warming may harm crop yields: studySpraying a veil of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth to slow global warming could harm crop yields in an unintended side-effect of turning down the heat, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-geoengineering/dimming-sunlight-to-slow-global-warming-may-harm-crop-yields-study-idUSKBN1KT26B <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-geoengineering/dimming-sunlight-to-slow-global-warming-may-harm-crop-yields-study-idUSKBN1KT26B> In @ScienceNews <https://twitter.com/ScienceNews>: '“The damages from reduced total light washed out benefits of redistribution of that light,” Proctor says. “The scattering was not worth it.”' with headline 'Global dimming may mitigate warming, but could hurt crop yields' 5/n <https://www.sciencenews.org/article/geoengineering-tactic-cool-planet-could-hurt-crops> This geoengineering tactic to cool the planet could hurt cropsInjecting a veil of tiny particles into the atmosphere might reduce global warming, but it could also lower crop yields. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/geoengineering-tactic-cool-planet-could-hurt-crops <https://www.sciencenews.org/article/geoengineering-tactic-cool-planet-could-hurt-crops> Article="what benefit the veil would offer to crops by blocking out heat would be offset by the damage done by not getting enough sunlight" headline="Major plan to deal with climate change by geoengineering the Earth would not work, scientists reveal" 6/n <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/geongineering-aerosols-injection-stratospheric-farming-agriculture-a8483341.html> One of the major plans to deal with climate change wouldn't work at all, scientists announceThe Earth could not be changed to save the environment, according to a new paper exploring the possibilities of "geoengineering" the planet to protect us from the worst effects of climate change. Inj… https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/geongineering-aerosols-injection-stratospheric-farming-agriculture-a8483341.html <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/geongineering-aerosols-injection-stratospheric-farming-agriculture-a8483341.html> Article: "'For agriculture, the unintended impacts of solar geoengineering are equal in magnitude to the benefits,' [Proctor] said." Headline: Blocking sunlight to cool Earth… could also kill off our crops by starving them of UV light" 7/n <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6040173/Blocking-sunlight-cool-Earth-NOT-work-New-study-dismisses-solar-geoengineering.html> Blocking sunlight to cool the Earth will NOT work, study findsParticles injected into the atmosphere cannot stop damage to crops caused by rising global temperatures, according to the latest analysis by the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6040173/Blocking-sunlight-cool-Earth-NOT-work-New-study-dismisses-solar-geoengineering.html <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6040173/Blocking-sunlight-cool-Earth-NOT-work-New-study-dismisses-solar-geoengineering.html> Article: "while this cooling... would be beneficial to crops, blocking the sunlight also decreases their photosynthesis activity, which negates almost all of the benefits." Headline: "A volcano-inspired weapon to fix climate change is a terrible idea" 8/n <https://www.wired.co.uk/article/volcanoes-climate-change-study-sulphur-stratosphere> A volcano-inspired weapon to fix climate change is a terrible ideaIn the fightback against climate change, one proposed method of cooling the Earth is more like chemotherapy than cure https://www.wired.co.uk/article/volcanoes-climate-change <https://www.wired.co.uk/article/volcanoes-climate-change-study-sulphur-stratosphere> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
