Resources

Dr. Tao's Academic Visit to China: A Collaborative Journey Dr. Tao is currently in China to establish new academic collaborations and explore potential research partnerships. During this trip, he is meeting with leading academics specializing in evaporation processes in land-based and lake- based systems.

Join Dr. Ye Tao discusses groundbreaking research on evaporation suppression, climate change impacts on lakes, and our exciting new collaboration for field experiments in Sierra Leone! Discover how MEER's innovative solutions aim to combat global droughts and protect our precious water resources.

🎉 It was a pleasure joining Dylan Garrett on the Hardware to Save a Planet podcast by Synapse!During our conversation, we delved deep into the innovative concept of MEER and its immense potential to combat global warming. 🌍✨ I had the opportunity to share my insights on the urgent need for sustainable solutions and how MEER can facilitate the transition toward a more sustainable future for civilization.

Humans, aided by the fossil fuel industry (the “fire industry”), have altered the chemistry of our planet and its atmosphere in profound, life-changing ways. As a result, we are now, in real time, crossing a threshold into a new climate regime marked by previously unimagined extremes and whipsawing instability. How we conceptualize and respond to this unprecedented challenge is of immediate and paramount importance, not just to our psyches and our souls, but to the future of everyone on Earth.

We are thrilled to share an inspiring update from Chew Valley School, whose students have shown incredible dedication and enthusiasm in raising funds for MEER. Their recent initiatives are a testament to the power of community and the importance of supporting environmental causes.

Groundbreaking Partnership for Water Management Research On June 19, 2024, a momentous event occurred at the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST) in Makeni. Dr Ye Tao and the MEER Freetown team visited the university to officially sign a hectare-scale collaborative research project between MEER and EBKUST.

In a world where plastic waste accumulates and disposable culture thrives, society has often overlooked the true cost of disposability. The generation of plastic waste, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), poses significant environmental challenges due to its non-biodegradable nature.

On June 19th, 2024, a significant step forward in environmental research and sustainability was marked by the visit of Dr. Ye Tao and the MEER Freetown team to the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology (EBKUST) in Makeni.

When the inside of your home feels as hot as an oven, it can be impossible to cope. During the dry season, that was the daily reality for Khadija Kamara, living in the Kroo Bay settlement of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Her home has recently had a reflective panel installed, aimed at reducing the temperature indoors.

Bamboo Revolution: Social Tipping Point for Planetary Climate Migration? Paul Maidowski studied International Relations in Dresden, Beijing, and Boston and worked in international climate negotiations and renewable energies. He currently explores the climate mitigation potential of bamboo for future worlds with elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

On May 22, 2024, Dr. Ye Tao and the MEER Freetown team visited the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology campus in Makeni to share MEER's groundbreaking work and to explore new collaborative opportunities with the university.

In this episode, we delve into Dr. Ye Tao's fascinating trip to Makeni, where he plans to embark on groundbreaking water evaporation suppression experiments. Additionally, we engage in an in-depth discussion about the critical issue of the loss of planetary albedo, also known as our Earthshine.

On May 22, 2024, Dr. Ye Tao and the MEER Freetown team visited the Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology campus in Makeni to share MEER's groundbreaking work and to explore new collaborative opportunities with the university. Their visit was highly anticipated, and they were warmly welcomed by faculty members from various departments, as well as enthusiastic students eager to learn about innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

Rose Taylor, a geography teacher at Chew Valley School, will cover 28 miles during the challenge which will include bridges across the city, finishing at the iconic suspension bridge in Clifton.

The Freetown Innovation Week (FIW) 2024, a one-of-a-kind event held from May 13th to 16th, was a remarkable convergence of Sierra Leone's brightest minds and innovative entrepreneurs. Organized by Innovation SL (Inno SL), an entrepreneur support organization and an innovation and technology management company, this year's event was a unique hub of creativity, collaboration, and groundbreaking ideas.

The MEER team in India has set up an experiment on the rooftop of their office building in Hanuman Nagar, Pune. The experiment aims to check the calibration of the sensors in extreme conditions of solar radiation, humidity, and wind flow.

Global Tipping Points: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Learn about the negative tipping points, positive tipping points and the race for which tipping points we should dominate.

Promising Results in Tanzania Our project in Tanzania has been yielding great results so far. The latest analysis shows that the inside roof cavity is up to 12°C cooler with the MEER adaptation sheeting installed.

Dr. Ye Tao discusses the ongoing heat waves in West Africa, as well as the issues they are having with power cuts in Sierra Leone. In addition, we revisit one of Dr. Tao's early symposium presentations and delve into the controversial topics he discussed and information he shared in 2020. He provides more detailed explanation on topics including the aerosol masking paradox that our civilization currently faces.

Climatic Architecture Philippe Rahm speaks about how architecture can help fight against climate change.

India Sensor Deployment The MEER team based in India has been working diligently over the past week to conduct a survey of the project site and install the first set of sensors.

The communications team provided atraining session for some of the local women in Crab Town, where our communityproject is taking place. The training session aims to equip the participantswith the necessary skills to conduct an in-person survey in Crab Town.

In this episode, Dr. Tao discusses the challenges of finding the right community to conduct cooling experiments and the overall economic and housing situation in Crab Town and Aberdeen. We also delve into the impact of humidity as a crucial environmental factor, with potentially serious consequences, particularly for the elderly. We explore how a massive dust storm affected the mirrors in the short and long run. Finally, we discuss the latest heat adaptation plans in Freetown. We hope you find the conversation enlightening.

The Freetown Heat Action Plan has set out several objectives to make Freetown residents aware of the risks of heat, establish high-resolution heat monitoring and personalized warning systems, and increase the ability of vulnerable groups to respond to extreme heat. By 2030, the plan aims to have 80% of Freetown's population fully aware of the risks of heat and effective responses.

Are Clouds a Dial We Can Control to Mitigate Climate Change? Clouds play a controlling role in the atmosphere, in large part because they cool it during daytime by reflecting sunlight to space

MEER’s Sensor Poles Implementation in Crab Town The Urban Cooling Project is gaining momentum with the installation of 700 sensors on poles in the centre of Crab Town, a district in Freetown.

In this episode, Dr. Tao explains the origins of MEER and the framework he worked on with hundreds of students across the United States. He also talks about the framework's above other mitigation schemes. Additionally, he explains CROI (Cooling Return on Investment) and why it is so vital to factor in what is feasible in terms of mitigation. We hope you find this episode helpful and enlightening.

What if Arctic sea ice melts? All of it… during the summer! According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), over the past three decades the oldest, thickest ice (13-20 feet thick) has declined by a stunning 95 percent and 70 percent of Arctic sea ice is now thin “seasonal ice” that quickly melts in the Arctic summer.

Stressing the need for awareness, Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili leads the response to extreme heat that threatens lives and livelihoods worldwide. She outlines ideal countermeasures.