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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Geoengineering]] is are an attempt to control the [[Mean Average|average]] [[temperature]] of the [[Earth]]'s surface.
===About Geoengineering===
: Some [[scientist]]s are investigating methods of [[geoengineering]] to [[mitigate]] '''global warming''' to prevent [[Climate Change|climate change]].
These methods include:
*Solar Radiation Management - Reflecting sunlight back into space before it warms the [[Earth]]'s surface.
**Spraying [[Sulphate]]s into the high [[atmosphere]] to reflect light.
**Placing giant mirrors into space to reflect sunlight away.
**Painting large areas of land white to reflect sunlight away.
*Carbon Dioxide Sequestration - Removing [[Carbon Dioxide]] from the [[atmosphere]].
**Compressing [[Carbon Dioxide]] and storing it at high pressure underground or under the [[ocean]].
**Planting vast numbers of trees to remove [[Carbon Dioxide]] through [[photosynthesis]].
**Ocean seeding to fertilise algae in the ocean to remove [[Carbon Dioxide]] through [[photosynthesis]].
===Meaning===
[[Geoengineering]] is are an attempt to control the [[Mean Average|average]] [[temperature]] of the [[Earth]]'s surface.
===About Geoengineering===
: Some [[scientist]]s are investigating methods of [[geoengineering]] to [[mitigate]] '''global warming''' to prevent [[Climate Change|climate change]].
These methods include:
*Solar Radiation Management - Reflecting sunlight back into space before it warms the [[Earth]]'s surface.
**Spraying [[Sulphate]]s into the high [[atmosphere]] to reflect light.
**Placing giant mirrors into space to reflect sunlight away.
**Painting large areas of land white to reflect sunlight away.
*Carbon Dioxide Sequestration - Removing [[Carbon Dioxide]] from the [[atmosphere]].
**Compressing [[Carbon Dioxide]] and storing it at high pressure underground or under the [[ocean]].
**Planting vast numbers of trees to remove [[Carbon Dioxide]] through [[photosynthesis]].
**Ocean seeding to fertilise algae in the ocean to remove [[Carbon Dioxide]] through [[photosynthesis]].