Posted on 11/24/2018 6:12:58 AM PST by Hojczyk
Scientists have proposed a new method to fight global warming: sun-dimming aerosols released into earth’s atmosphere. Research from scientists at Harvard and Yale universities was recently published in a journal called Environmental Research Letters which proposes using a technique called stratospheric aerosol injection to fight against climate change. The proposed technique would see scientists launching sulfate particles into the Earth’s lower stratosphere at altitudes up 12 miles high.
Currently, the technology exists but there are no aircraft suitable to carry the particles and “developing a new, purpose-built tanker with substantial payload capabilities would neither be technologically difficult nor prohibitively expensive,” the researchers stated. The researchers have estimated that it would cost $3.5 billion to launch a system in 15 years time and would cost $2.25 billion a year to maintain over the course of those 15 years.
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Please, don’t.
I’ve seen this movie. Please do not do anything that stupid.
These scientists should pay attention to the other scientists that have said that the earth will be going into a cooling period because of a lack of sunspots.
What could possibly go wrong?
If they contact me I have Dr. Evil’s phone #. What fidiots!
Years ago they changed everybody’s spray deodorant because CFCs were going to destroy the ozone layer and we would all die. Then, they took freon out of our air conditioners because it depleted the ozone layer and we were all going to die. As a result of these virtuous endeavors, unless we dim the sun we are all going to die. Wait....dim sun. Rats! Now I want lunch.
No kidding. Save us from these Jim Jones kooks!
Yes, I remember 50 years ago they were also predicting the coming ice age. I much prefer warm weather so I hope it’s a very brief ice age.
Why not. What could go wrong?
Heh, if these climate change “scientists” had any relation to real science they’d realize the sun is doing a pretty good job of dimming itself right now. This, not warming, is scary.
As for our “press”, there is no group less capable of understanding and analyzing data in the multiverse.
That’s why they are journalists.
Any dumber, and they’d be liberal politicians or “studies” professors.
Or we could commit to nuclear power to largely decarbonize the economy. But the environmentalists would rather see us freeze or fry, because disposing of nuclear waste materials is just too scary.
A simpler solution is just to grow more trees.
At this point in our history we don’t know enough to be mucking with climate balances...
This "solution" doesn't address the requirement that rich nations transfer trillions of dollars of wealth to poor nations.
Gee isn’t the sun dimming itself these days?
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