Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
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The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming.
We could smear the Earth with a sun creme factor 50+Million too.
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a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming.
We could smear the Earth with a sun creme factor 50+Million too.
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a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Fred Hoyle, 67 years ago... The Black Cloud[^]
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming.
We could smear the Earth with a sun creme factor 50+Million too.
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a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Nelek wrote:
The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation
A giant space c****m object painted white - that's what we need! All the costs will be under budget, and we will cap our greenhouse gasses to balance out this mighty new protection! /s ps - feel free to delete this rather crass post. I would not want to explain it to a youngster. Nor would I want to explain about the L1 lagrange point, how big in diameter this c****m object would need to be, and given that diameter, the difficulty of keeping the object stable at that point without continuous energy inputs.
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The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming.
We could smear the Earth with a sun creme factor 50+Million too.
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a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Old idea: NASA's doomed plan to wrap the planet in a ring of floating copper - The Verge[^] Or we can smear all plants in the rain forest with sun protection cream? It should get everyone a job to do at least. :)
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Fred Hoyle, 67 years ago... The Black Cloud[^]
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
Sorry... way before I was born. :-D
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote:
The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation
A giant space c****m object painted white - that's what we need! All the costs will be under budget, and we will cap our greenhouse gasses to balance out this mighty new protection! /s ps - feel free to delete this rather crass post. I would not want to explain it to a youngster. Nor would I want to explain about the L1 lagrange point, how big in diameter this c****m object would need to be, and given that diameter, the difficulty of keeping the object stable at that point without continuous energy inputs.
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There are sooooo many things that were not considered als potentially going wrong in that... not to start with needed resources and technolgy to implement it.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming.
We could smear the Earth with a sun creme factor 50+Million too.
Quote:
a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
There was some work done on the idea that it was the pollution of the '50s, '60s, and '70s that caused "global cooling". Apparently the pollution in the high atmosphere caused the Earth's aldebo to rise, cooling the Earth. So what we need to do is to repeal the Clean Air Act (in the USA) and similar acts elsewhere. :)
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Sorry... way before I was born. :-D
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
I was 10 when it came out. I read it a year or two later, pretty much my introduction to sci-fi. I haven't read a lot of sci-fi since, but saw several of the popular movies and tv series (mostly with my kids).
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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The idea is to create a huge sunshade and send it to a far away point between the Earth and the sun to block a small but crucial amount of solar radiation, enough to counter global warming.
We could smear the Earth with a sun creme factor 50+Million too.
Quote:
a small but growing number of astronomers and physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Nelek quoted:
The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
Wouldn't solar winds eventually push it towards the earth?
There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas SowellA day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
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Nelek quoted:
The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer space.
Wouldn't solar winds eventually push it towards the earth?
There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
- Thomas SowellA day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
- Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)Very probably, what makes a propulsion system really needed, what makes some kind of energy source needed, what makes more weight in the system, what makes more energy needed, what makes...
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I was 10 when it came out. I read it a year or two later, pretty much my introduction to sci-fi. I haven't read a lot of sci-fi since, but saw several of the popular movies and tv series (mostly with my kids).
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
I d o like Sci-Fi and have read quite a bunch of books when I had more spare time... looking forward to do it again when the kids are a bit older and don't need so much time from our side. I could recommend you a couple of things if you want.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Very probably, what makes a propulsion system really needed, what makes some kind of energy source needed, what makes more weight in the system, what makes more energy needed, what makes...
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Yeah, but we've got all this new battery technology.... /s
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Yeah, but we've got all this new battery technology.... /s
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