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Could we use this against global warming? Artificially put something in the atmosphere that bounces part of the sunlight back?
by Avalaxy 6y ago
Could we use this against global warming? Artificially put something in the atmosphere that bounces part of the sunlight back?
- stuff4ben 6y agoClearly you're not a fan of sci-fi as every time we do that we screw it up. Snowpiercer on TBS is the latest iteration on that concept. More seriously though, I think there are better and more economical ways to combat global climate warming.
- harryh 6y agoYes, potentially. But the potential side effects are scary. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/solar-geoengineering-cooling-the-planet-can-be-fast-and-cheap https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/solar-geo...
- Symmetry 6y agoMany people have proposed putting sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere. It looks relatively easy and could potentially be within the means of even poorer countries like Bangladesh which have a lot to loose from rising sea levels. But we can't predict exactly how it would turn out and it would certainly make ocean acidifcation worse so it's very much a desperation play.
- walleeee 6y agoYes. Marine cloud brightening has also been proposed. IMO we'll almost certainly see either that or stratospheric aerosols as nations begin to feel the increasing effects of climate change and grow more desperate. Whether it might be uni- or multilateral is also interesting, given the possibly serious effects on e.g. agriculture in "downstream" geographic regions. It's not much of a stretch to imagine it kicking off some kind of war.
- koheripbal 6y agoSeems more likely that populations will just move to new stable areas.
- walleeee 6y agoI think this will happen, yes, but mass migrations and refugee crises aren't usually a stabilizing force on international relations
- koheripbal 6y agoI meant environmentally stable - not politically stable. ie - Inland.