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Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by swader999 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:27AM (#27034332)
Earth has greened considerably over the past few decades.
Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by rcMgD2BwE72F on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:53AM (#27034981)
A little more green on the surface because we inject a crazy volume of CO2 into the atmosphere.

One can also see some good signs when injective palliative drugs into a dying organism.

Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by EricE on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:06PM (#27042255)
Is this where I insert the many 1970's magazine covers breathlessly declaring the coming of the next ice age as well as peak oil dooming us all?

People acting like climate change is some ending event always seem to utterly discount human ingenuity to overcome problems throughout history.

The real issue with effective problem solving is make sure you are solving the right problems.

Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by acdha on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @08:31PM (#27044612)
The new ice age was a minority claim which never came close to scientific consensus:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/that-70s-myth-did-cl...

Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by swader999 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @10:29PM (#27045497)
It was likely an ending event on Venus. But I agree, this isn't certain for earth. There could well be new opportunities for many regions on earth.
Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by NegativeLatency on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @01:36AM (#27034371)
Can you explain that?
Re:First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the Uni... by brabel on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:48AM (#27034687)
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/node/6423

"A new study reports continued climate-altering carbon emissions and intensive land use have inadvertently greened half of the Earth’s vegetated lands. Green leaves convert sunlight to sugars, thus providing food, fiber and fuel, while replacing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air with water. The removal of heat-trapping CO2 and wetting of air cools the Earth’s surface. Global greening since the early 1980s may have thus reduced global warming, possibly by as much as 0.25oC, reports the study “Characteristics, drivers and feedbacks of global greening” published in the inaugural issue of the journal Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. Two of the authors, Dr. Jarle W. Bjerke and Dr. Hans Tømmervik works at Norwegian Institute for Nature Research at the Fram Centre in Tromsø, Norway."