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dumb question: to stop the sea raising due to ice melting could we store ca 30 million cubic kilometers of ice somewhere or move it in space with some kind of s
by kwere 5y ago
dumb question: to stop the sea raising due to ice melting could we store ca 30 million cubic kilometers of ice somewhere or move it in space with some kind of space elevator? Expensive but how many trillions $ losses would cost a few meter increase of sea level?
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWater is a huge part of the difference between Earth and an uninhabitable rock. No, let's not move it into space.
- scrollaway 5y agoTo move such immense amounts of water, you need energy. A lot of it. For that energy to be available, you will likely be creating carbon dioxide. This raising the levels further. This requiring more energy. It's kinda like the rocket fuel equation, except the end result is throwing some of the most precious resource we have into space. If an energy hungry solution is what you are after, you'll be far better off raising the landmasses at risk than trying to siphon the oceans.