Entro il 2050 un miliardo di persone potrebbero diventare rifugiati climatici. Secondo Thomas Kostigen, però, iltempo dei movimenti, dell’attivismo e della sensibilizzazione è arrivato in drammatico ritardo, con un riscaldamento globale che dopo i picchi del settembre 2016 è giunto al punto di non ritorno. Cantiere Terra dimostra come l’unicasperanza per invertire la tendenza sia da ricercare nell’innovazione tecnologica, in particolare nelle forme più avanzate di ingegneria climatica. Kostigen va alla ricerca di chi oggi nel mondo propone soluzioni innovative: sono investitori, scienziati, ingegneri e visionari che, tra foreste artificiali che assorbono anidride carbonica dall’atmosfera, terreni smart che programmano le condizioni ideali per lo sviluppo delle coltivazioni e innovativi sistemi di riutilizzo delle acque di scarico, stanno provando concretamente a cambiare le sorti del pianeta.

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è raddoppiata rispetto al 1980: European Academiesâ Science Advisory Council, Leopoldina, âNew Data Confirm Increased Frequency of Extreme Weather Eventsâ, ScienceDaily, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321130859.htm.
ha subĂŹto un incremento del 50 per cento in soli venti anni: L. Cormack, âRate of Global Sea Level Rise Jumps 50 Per Cent in Two Decadesâ, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 giugno 2017, www.smh.com.au/environment/rate-of-global-sea-level-rise-jumps-50-per-cent-in-two-decades-20170626-gwyu52.html.
è quadruplicata rispetto alla media di quarantâanni fa: European Academiesâ Science Advisory Council, Leopoldina, âNew Data Confirm Increased Frequency of Extreme Weather Eventsâ, cit.
gli incendi piĂš devastanti della storia moderna: T. Sumner, âCalifornia Drought Worst in at Least 1200 Yearsâ, Science News, 6 dicembre 2014, www.sciencenews.org/article/california-drought-worst-least-1200-years; J. Nicas, T. Fuller, âWildfire Becomes Deadliest in California Historyâ, New York Times, 12 novembre 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/us/california-fires-camp-fire.html.
Entro il 2050 i rifugiati del clima: B. Kamal, âClimate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050â, Relief Web International, 21 agosto 2017, https://reliefweb.int/report/world/climate-migrants-might-reach-one-billion-2050.
questo gas doveva avere la sua minima concentrazione: B. Kahn, âThe World Passes 400 ppm Carbon Dioxide Threshold. Permanentlyâ, The Guardian, 28 settembre 2016, www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/28/the-world-passes-400ppm-carbon-dioxide-threshold-permanently.
noi abbiamo decisamente sforato: N. Jones, âHow the World Passed a Carbon Threshold and Why It Mattersâ, Yale Environment 360, 26 gennaio 2017, https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-the-world-passed-a-carbon-threshold-400ppm-and-why-it-matters.
la temperatura globale aumenterà di 1,5°C entro la metà del secolo: Gruppo intergovernativo sul cambiamento climatico, Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5°C, IPCC, www.ipcc.ch/sr15/.
contrastare gli effetti del riscaldamento globale: Oxford English Dictionary, alla voce âGeoengineeringâ, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/geoengineering.
è necessario studiare e finanziare progetti di ricerca nel campo dellâingegneria climatica: National Research Council, Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC 2015.
prima che si verifichino cambiamenti senza precedenti in tutti i settori della societĂ : Gruppo intergovernativo sul cambiamento climatico, âSummary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Approved by Governmentsâ, IPCC, 8 ottobre 2018, www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/.
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dallâAtlantico, dalla costa del Golfo e dal Pacifico nordoccidentale: Osservatorio sul monte Washington, www.mountwashington.org/.
eventi atmosferici piĂš distruttivi mai registrati: âExtremely Active 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Finally Endsâ, NOAA, 30 novembre 2017, www.noaa.gov/media-release/extremely-active-2017-atlantic-hurricane-season-finally-ends; âA Look at Hurricane Irma by the Numbersâ, Los Angeles Times, 12 settembre 2017, www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-hurricane-irma-numbers-20170912-htmlstory.html.
piĂš neve che mai: P. Reevell, âMoscow Buried Under Record Snowfallâ, video di ABC News, 5 febbraio 2018, https://abcnews.go.com/International/moscow-buried-record-snowfall/story?id=52845934.
La lista di curiosi nomignoli è lunga: D. Mersereau, âThe Weather Channelâs Winter Storm Names Are a Cheap Advertising Ployâ, The Vane, 14 gennaio 2010, http://thevane.gawker.com/the-weather-channels-winter-storm-names-are-a-cheap-adv-1641241166.
Ogni anno si verificano inondazioni tanto eccezionali da eguagliare la portata di quelle degli ultimi cinquecento anni: ââ500- yearâ Rain Events Are Happening More Often Than You Thinkâ, CBS News, 8 settembre 2017, www.cbsnews.com/news/what-does-500-year-flood-really-mean/.
In una sola settimana del luglio 2018: E. Rose, âAll-Time Hottest Temperature Records Set All Over the World This Weekâ, Evening Standard, 6 luglio 2018, www.standard.co.uk/news/world/alltime-hottest-temperature-records-set-all-over-the-world-this-week-a3881061.html.
a Miami e a Key West è stata diramata lâallerta per il gelo: D. Pearl, âThe Craziest Weather Records This Seemingly Endless Cold Spell Is Breakingâ, People.com, 3 gennaio 2018, https://people.com/human-interest/2018-winter-weather-records-low-temperatures/; âSouth Florida Rises to Record- Low Temperaturesâ, Local10.com, 20 febbraio 2015, www.local10.com/news/2015/02/20/south-florida-rises-to-re...
Table of contents
- Cantiere Terra
- Indice
- Introduzione
- Uomo contro cielo e spazio
- Uomo contro terra e oceani
- Uomo contro risorse naturali
- Uomo contro futuro
- Epilogo
- Ringraziamenti
- Note
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