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The long term solution would be having enough energy to modify the earth enough in order to prevent earthquakes. From http://mkaku.org/home/articles/the-physic
by f_allwein 9y ago
The long term solution would be having enough energy to modify the earth enough in order to prevent earthquakes.
From http://mkaku.org/home/articles/the-physics-of-extraterrestrial-civilizations/ http://mkaku.org/home/articles/the-physics-of-extraterrestri... :
"For example, a Type I civilization is a truly planetary one, which has mastered most forms of planetary energy. Their energy output may be on the order of thousands to millions of times our current planetary output. Mark Twain once said, ”Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it.“ This may change with a Type I civilization, which has enough energy to modify the weather. They also have enough energy to alter the course of earthquakes, volcanoes, and build cities on their oceans."
- adrianN 9y agoIt seems a lot easier to build floating cities than to cool Earth's core enough to stop earthquakes.
- jacquesm 9y agoThat would be a very stupid thing to do because it would also stop the Earth magnetic field which helps to shield us from cosmic radiation.
- adrianN 9y agoWhen we have the technology to cool Earths core(!), we'll also be able to make our own magnetic field.
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- kaybe 9y agoStopping plate tectonics also has longterm consequences for the deep carbon cycle and climate which we'd better be prepared to handle. Though we probably have to tackle that particular problem way before.
- f_allwein 9y agoI did not ay cool earth's core, not did Michio Kaku. Given the amount of people living near fault lines, certainly we should be able to manage e.g. magma flows/ pressures in an ideal, long term future.