Posted Jan 10, 2008 at 05:34AM by Jay P. Listed in: Plants and Agriculture, Environmental Campaigns, Global Warming Tags: University of California, global warming, California
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Scientists say shiny crops could slow global warming - Image 1Experts at the University of California have proposed a new way of dealing with the worsening issue of global warming . By using shiny crops that reflect sun's rays back to space, maximum temperatures in agricultural regions could revert back by 1.9 degree celsius.

While the team wouldn't discuss the full details of their proposal until the results are published, leader Chris Doughty had this to say:

Slowing or reversal of regional warming trends may be achieved by manipulation of land surface. This approach is most feasible in agricultural and forestry areas, where the land surface is already under significant human influence.


In this light, farmers have started planting an extra-hairy variety of soya beans which reflects about five percent more sunlight than normal soya bean. A total of one million square kilometers are used in planting this produce in Brazil, Argentina, and the United States.

Even though their idea is proposed to be widely used around the world, it won't be possible for countries near the equator to acquire it because the reflected heat could cause the clouds to shrink, allowing more sunlight into the planet.


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