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> "remove excess radiation from the near-Earth environment" I feel like I'm hideously misunderstanding this, but could this be used to help slow down global wa

• danielvf 9y ago
  Not in any appreciable way.
• trumpownsyou420 9y ago
  you mean the fact the earth's cold period is naturally coming to and end? i don't think so, bub.
• dwyerm 9y ago
  Only in the most indirect way. By clearing out the Van Allen belts, I suppose you could reduce the need for radiation shielding of satellites and spacecraft that need to operate in them and cross them. Less shielding would equate to lower weight spacecraft which require less energy to be flung into space. But then you'd probably get some atmospheric warming from the RF energy, so it might all be a wash. I certainly can only speculate, but I think the short answer is 'no'.
• westbywest 9y ago
  The transmission facilities that broadcast VLF to submarines do so in the 100-1000 KW range, with the facilities' actual power consumption likely being at least 150% that value. On the assumption most of this power is derived from fossil sources, such facilities may still retain a carbon footprint.