The Global Cooling Project

An earth restoration project that will have
 a cooling impact within 10 years

 

 

Uses clouds for natural cooling: 
The Global Cooling Project is is a science-based project that uses natural clouds to slow down global warming. It is based on mainstream research into land-atmosphere interactions.

Not a greenhouse/CO2 project
The project is not concerned with CO2 and the greenhouse effect, though it will give more time for work to be done on greenhouse gas emissions, and delay the tipping point.

How it works: 
Low level clouds reflect the heat of the sun. Thunder clouds carry heat from the earth and radiate it out to space. These clouds can be encouraged to form naturally by increasing soil moisture in hot dry countries., and by selective tree-planting.

Scientific support:

The project is supported by mainstream scientists from the UK and USA. A science dossier with 112 references to peer-reviewed scientific journals is avaliable for download.

How to increase soil moisture in hot countries:
This can be done by rainwater harvesting (catching rainwater and helping it percolate into the soil). When done on a large scale, this will increase soil moisture, plant growth, cloud cover and rainfall in semi-arid regions: see the project page.

Location, location, location:
The most promising region is West Africa, where there will be many positive side-effects (improved agriculture and forestry, reduced flooding etc).  Other locations in the northern hemisphere are Florida, India, Ethiopia - anywhere hot that has a rainy season.

Why it works so quickly:

This project does not depend on reducing greenhouse emissions, which will take 50+ years to have a visible effect. The increased clouds start having a cooling effect as soon as they are formed.

How to help

We are in a start-up phase and need lots of support. Please go to the volunteer page or click the button on the donate page.

For further information, please see:

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