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Others see it as an argument in favour of continuing to pump stuff into the atmosphere to increase the albedo of the earth, but using less harmful materials tha

by mort96 3y ago

Others see it as an argument in favour of continuing to pump stuff into the atmosphere to increase the albedo of the earth, but using less harmful materials than sulfur. That really seems like the obvious next step in my opinion.

myshpa 3y ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/30/radical-ways-to-fix-the-earth-are-they-magic-bullets-or-just-band-aids https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/30/radical-... Dismissing SRM technology, Prof Joeri Rogelj of Imperial College, London, called it “irresponsible, dangerous and a threat to the manageability” of our survival, saying: “It is not a solution but an extremely dangerous band-aid that covers up the global warming problem without healing it, creating a false and unwarranted sense of climate safety while the core of the problem continues to fester.” https://phys.org/news/2023-08-viewpoint-guardrails-geoengineering-gamble-potentially.html https://phys.org/news/2023-08-viewpoint-guardrails-geoengine... Viewpoint: Without more research and guardrails, geoengineering is a costly gamble, with potentially harmful results While theoretically capable of cooling the planet, solar radiation management could have drastic side effects by shifting patterns of global atmospheric circulation that can lead to more extreme weather events. It also does nothing to reduce harms of excess greenhouse gases, including ocean acidification. A 2022 study published in the scientific journal Nature predicted that stratospheric aerosol injection could alter global precipitation patterns and reduce agricultural productivity. Beyond safety, another important question involves accountability. There's a good chance that geoengineering meant to help one region would harm others. That's because ocean and weather systems are globally interconnected. As Riley Duren, a systems engineer from NASA, said in an interview with the space agency: "Geoengineering is not a cure. At best, it's a Band-Aid or tourniquet; at worst, it could be a self-inflicted wound."
- mort96 3y ago
  Thing is, we've been doing it for many decades already, and we're currently dealing with termination shock because we stopped.
  - myshpa 3y ago
    You're aware, I'm aware, and they are too. The thing is, it's not a solution; it's just temporarily masking/hiding the root problem, allowing it to grow larger and larger until it may become unmanageable.

by mort96 3y ago

myshpa 3y ago

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/30/radical-ways-to-fix-the-earth-are-they-magic-bullets-or-just-band-aids https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/30/radical-... Dismissing SRM technology, Prof Joeri Rogelj of Imperial College, London, called it “irresponsible, dangerous and a threat to the manageability” of our survival, saying: “It is not a solution but an extremely dangerous band-aid that covers up the global warming problem without healing it, creating a false and unwarranted sense of climate safety while the core of the problem continues to fester.” https://phys.org/news/2023-08-viewpoint-guardrails-geoengineering-gamble-potentially.html https://phys.org/news/2023-08-viewpoint-guardrails-geoengine... Viewpoint: Without more research and guardrails, geoengineering is a costly gamble, with potentially harmful results While theoretically capable of cooling the planet, solar radiation management could have drastic side effects by shifting patterns of global atmospheric circulation that can lead to more extreme weather events. It also does nothing to reduce harms of excess greenhouse gases, including ocean acidification. A 2022 study published in the scientific journal Nature predicted that stratospheric aerosol injection could alter global precipitation patterns and reduce agricultural productivity. Beyond safety, another important question involves accountability. There's a good chance that geoengineering meant to help one region would harm others. That's because ocean and weather systems are globally interconnected. As Riley Duren, a systems engineer from NASA, said in an interview with the space agency: "Geoengineering is not a cure. At best, it's a Band-Aid or tourniquet; at worst, it could be a self-inflicted wound."

mort96 3y ago
Thing is, we've been doing it for many decades already, and we're currently dealing with termination shock because we stopped.
- myshpa 3y ago
  You're aware, I'm aware, and they are too. The thing is, it's not a solution; it's just temporarily masking/hiding the root problem, allowing it to grow larger and larger until it may become unmanageable.