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Shrinking ship bubbles ‘could counteract climate change’
BBC ^ | 19 December 2014 | Rebecca Morelle

Posted on 12/19/2014 6:05:52 AM PST by moose07

Getting ships to generate smaller bubbles as they sail across the oceans could counteract the impact of climate change, a study suggests.

Scientists from University of Leeds, UK, say this would create a brighter wake behind a vessel and reflect more sunlight back into space.

However, it could also increase rainfall in some areas.

The findings were presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco.

This is the latest idea from the hotly debated field of geoengineering - manmade global fixes to climate change.

Suggestions for reducing the amount of solar radiation absorbed by the Earth range from installing giant mirrors in space to injecting salt into clouds to make them more reflective.

But Leeds' Prof Piers Forster said the bubbles idea was a more plausible scheme.

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TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Conspiracy; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; looneylooneylooney
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It's coming in thick and fast today.
1 posted on 12/19/2014 6:05:52 AM PST by moose07
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“If we were to successfully put these generators on to these ships, and the ships just went about their normal business, we did find there was potential to reduce the surface temperature by about 0.5C,” Prof Forster said.”


2 posted on 12/19/2014 6:07:39 AM PST by moose07 ( Santa's a Scotsman! Too many Pies ,not enough exercise ,of course he's one of us!)
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Does anyone else suspect that scientists break the monotony of their jobs by competing with each other to see who can sell the media on the most absurd theory?
3 posted on 12/19/2014 6:11:38 AM PST by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: moose07

They are just making things up so they get more taxpayer money to “study”.


4 posted on 12/19/2014 6:12:11 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: moose07
Scientists from University of Leeds, UK,

Leeds, a Prime Locale of the Loonie Left. "The Scientists" should spend more time working on improving the Fish and Chips available in this dreary town, not to mention the still rather sketchy idea of plumbing available to the natives.

It is also possible that these "Scientists" were misunderstood, as the local idea of English is also rather sketchy.

5 posted on 12/19/2014 6:13:52 AM PST by Kenny Bunk (The fate of the Republic rests in the hands of the '15 -16 Congress. God help us.)
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"...these lunatics would probably pass out if they ever listen to my flight of the bumble bee toot feast in my tub"

6 posted on 12/19/2014 6:14:44 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: CrazyIvan; minnesota_bound
The story was on the Radio 15mins ago,even the news reader was having a hard time not laughing.
7 posted on 12/19/2014 6:15:26 AM PST by moose07 ( Santa's a Scotsman! Too many Pies ,not enough exercise ,of course he's one of us!)
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I'm so tired of so-called science that takes global warming as a given.
They never question the basic premise or whether warming is really bad or not, or how much is even within our control, if any.
Nor do they question how much bang for the buck there would be retrofitting thousands of ships.
Probably because there is no way to calculate that.
They just blatantly assume that every human activity "affects" the climate, presumably for the worse because it IS human activity.

8 posted on 12/19/2014 6:17:07 AM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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This should have been part of the Friday Silliness Thread today.


9 posted on 12/19/2014 6:18:21 AM PST by Larry - Moe and Curly (Loose lips sink ships.)
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Getting ships to generate smaller bubbles as they sail across the oceans could counteract the impact of climate change, a study suggests.

Scientists from University of Leeds, UK, say this would create a brighter wake behind a vessel and reflect more sunlight back into space.

However, it could also increase rainfall in some areas.

I don't even know what to say. Totally speechless. We've now covered everything from the existence of life on earth as the cause of global warming to bubbles in the ocean. What the hell are we suppose to do about waves hitting beaches?

Will anyone of the wackos do an eye roll on even this one?

10 posted on 12/19/2014 6:20:04 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (POPOF. President Of Pants On Fire.)
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The object of all these guys is grant money and to get published. Controversy insures grant money forever. They know what they’re doing...financially at least.


11 posted on 12/19/2014 6:20:38 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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Of course. It's so obvious I'm surprised anyone is surprised.

The smaller bubbles would counteract the flapping butterfly wings effect, thus stabilizing the climate.

However, if the bubbles get too small we're totally screwed.

If that happens, it would be just like with lead/acid batteries and bubbles building up on the plates.

If that happens, the earth would not have enough cranking amps to continue to spin and we'd all die horrible deaths.

12 posted on 12/19/2014 6:20:50 AM PST by GBA (America needs political rehab. Our political parties are addicted to O.P.M.)
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ROFLOL!
That was quality!


13 posted on 12/19/2014 6:22:32 AM PST by moose07 ( Santa's a Scotsman! Too many Pies ,not enough exercise ,of course he's one of us!)
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How about if we just get all the kids to blow bubbles in their chocolate milk?


14 posted on 12/19/2014 6:23:33 AM PST by Donkey Odious ( Adapt, improvise, and overcome - now a motto for us all.)
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To: Doogle

Hi Doogle,

Must remember: No Naked lights. :)


15 posted on 12/19/2014 6:23:36 AM PST by moose07 ( Santa's a Scotsman! Too many Pies ,not enough exercise ,of course he's one of us!)
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Shrinking the Government Funded Climate “Science” funding bubble could solve many of the proposed problems.


16 posted on 12/19/2014 6:24:57 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Sacajaweau

One really good thing about the last “government shutdown” was that it interfered with the flow of tax money to these “researchers”.


17 posted on 12/19/2014 6:25:02 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: moose07

Are all these people eating LSD regularly, Are they ever Drug Tested? Or are they really this Vain??


18 posted on 12/19/2014 6:26:12 AM PST by eyeamok
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Paying for my kids college could counteract climate change!


19 posted on 12/19/2014 6:32:05 AM PST by Raycpa
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Yeah, and tiny bubbles make Don Ho happy too.

Drink?

20 posted on 12/19/2014 6:33:20 AM PST by BlueDragon (I could see sound,love,and the soundsetme Free,but youwerenot listening,so could not see)
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