By BRUCE SMITH
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A pair of scientists proposing an unusual idea for a world dealing with higher sea levels brought about by climate change: Raise the coastline.
Environmental engineers Leonid Germanovich of Georgia Tech and Lawrence Murdoch of Clemson envision injecting a slurry with sediment into hydraulic fractures in the ground.
When it's repeated in adjacent areas and over a wide area, it would push up the surface of the earth.
And while the math shows it's possible, both scientists say there needs to be a lot more research about the idea.
They published their findings in 2010 in the prestigious Proceedings of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
