Cooling the Climate with Giant Seaweed Farming

[RiverLover]

2. Great article & news - "Seaweed farms can also reverse ocean acidification"

Seaweed farms can also reverse ocean acidification. Off the coast of China, there are about 500 square kilometers of seaweed farms producing edible seaweed for the food market. PH levels have been shown to rise as high as 10 around these seaweed farms. At the moment with an acidified ocean it is 8.1.

"You could buffer oceans," he said. "They are fantastic places for growing fish, shellfish, or prawns, just because of that buffering impact."

Flannery lays out this and other ideas in detail in his latest book, Atmosphere of Hope - which has a more optimistic take on climate change than his earlier book The Weather Makers. These include carbon fiber technology that turns CO2 from air into industrial products from cars to skyscrapers and even space elevators.

...Atmospheres of Hope....Thank you Sue!