SearchWhat if … the problem of the world’s climate change and the increase in carbon dioxide emissions that is the cause of the problem could be solved?
According to an article in The New York Times, the mountainous area of the north east corner of Oman, a country in the Arabian Peninsula, has rock out-croppings that are “naturally reacting” with carbon dioxide and taking it from the air and storing it in the rocks. White veins can be seen in the rocks where water has bubbled up and ice-like crusts of carbonite have formed.
If scientists could take this natural process and reproduce it, there might be a possibility to reverse or stop the increase of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.
Geologist Dr. Peter B Keleman has studied these rock formations for 20 years. The hope for scientists working on this problem is that they can discover the chemistry involved and use it to help fight climate change.
