{"id":27689,"date":"2009-01-16T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:38:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:38:14","slug":"2689-benefits-seen-in-sun-reflecting-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/2689-benefits-seen-in-sun-reflecting-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits seen in sun-reflecting crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Such a reduction, researchers at the University of Bristol said, would be sufficient to make a difference in easing heatwaves and drought. Their findings, calculated by using a global climate model, would translate into a 20% reduction in a predicted five-degree Celsius temperature rise for the region by the end of the century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Previous research has shown that wheat, maize, barley and sorghum reflect solar energy differently. Because the same likely holds true of all food crops, the new findings point to a strategy that could ease global warming, the study&rsquo;s lead scientist, Andy Ridgwell, told Reuters. &ldquo;You could use selective breeding for climate characteristics,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This seems very do-able without spending lots of money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The potential reduction would be equivalent to a yearly global cooling of more than 0.1 degree Celsius &ndash; about one-fifth of the 0.6-degree increase since the industrial revolution in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/planetark.org\/wen\/51239\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British researchers say farmers could help produce cooler temperatures and limit global warming by growing crop varieties that reflect more sunlight into space, Reuters reported, citing a study in the journal <em>Current Biology<\/em>. 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