Science AMA Series: We authored two recent studies covering options for
human intervention to address climate change for the National Academies
of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Ask Us Anything!
Abstract
Hi reddit, I’m Scott Doney, a Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution. My research focuses on how the global carbon
cycle and ocean ecology respond to natural and human-driven climate
change. I’m Waleed Abdalati, Director of the Cooperative Institute for
Research in Environmental Sciences at CU-Boulder’s Geography Department.
My research focuses on the use of satellites and aircraft to understand
how Earth’s ice cover, particularly glaciers and ice sheets, is changing
and what those changes mean for life on Earth. We’re talking about risks
and possibilities of climate intervention, or as it is often referred
to, geoengineering. Ask us anything! You can read more about the work
the National Academies are doing here. We will be back at 1 pm ET to
answer your questions, ask us anything! We’re signing out now. Thanks
for these great questions and discussion. If you are interested in
learning more, please visit the webpage for the study:
http://nas-sites.org/americasclimatechoices/