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I love forests, any sort, but reforestation the right way, as Terra seems to support, takes more time than some are saying we have. The wrong way becomes the ri

I love forests, any sort, but reforestation the right way, as Terra seems to support, takes more time than some are saying we have. The wrong way becomes the right way when it is all you have time for. Iron fertilization of oceans is promising for albedo already, if we can efficiently synthesize these terpenes in the right ratio to seed clouds perhaps that would buy some time.

hutzlibu 3y ago
"that would buy some time." Or mess things further up, in a way no one did foresee.
eachro 3y ago
It's probably fine to have some solutions that operate on different time scales than the other proposed solutions that others are trying.
czbond 3y ago
@galangalalgol can you expand on "if we can efficiently synthesize these terpenes in the right ratio to seed clouds"? It is too early for me to grok, and coffee hasn't kicked in yet
jonhohle 3y ago
More time than we have for what?
- ako 3y ago
  The effects of global warming to have disastrous effects on humans.
  - jonhohle 3y ago
    Fortunately humans are adaptable and in many parts of the world already living in conditions significantly hotter than predicted in the medium term (50-100 years). I’m much more concerned about the cure being worse than the disease when it comes to novel methods of affecting climate. Plant trees, replace coal/oil with nuclear and solar, keep up on forest maintenance, etc.
    - ako 3y ago
      I'm sure you are aware that there's way more going on than just a slight increase in average temperature (otherwise maybe ask the people on maui, greece or canada if they like their slight increase in temperate), but I agree that we should be careful with any radical cures.
manonthewall 3y ago
I have some bad news,the US, China, and India are not going to turn on a dime like the more optimistic green energy revolution people hope. We have time to plant plenty of trees before we turn the corner. It's just the way of things.
xerox13ster 3y ago
I cannot help but wonder what would happen if we released these chemicals at the norther coast of the Sahara while also planting scrub brush, grass, and trees there.

hutzlibu 3y ago

"that would buy some time." Or mess things further up, in a way no one did foresee.

eachro 3y ago

It's probably fine to have some solutions that operate on different time scales than the other proposed solutions that others are trying.

czbond 3y ago

@galangalalgol can you expand on "if we can efficiently synthesize these terpenes in the right ratio to seed clouds"? It is too early for me to grok, and coffee hasn't kicked in yet

jonhohle 3y ago

More time than we have for what?

ako 3y ago
The effects of global warming to have disastrous effects on humans.
- jonhohle 3y ago
  Fortunately humans are adaptable and in many parts of the world already living in conditions significantly hotter than predicted in the medium term (50-100 years). I’m much more concerned about the cure being worse than the disease when it comes to novel methods of affecting climate. Plant trees, replace coal/oil with nuclear and solar, keep up on forest maintenance, etc.
  - ako 3y ago
    I'm sure you are aware that there's way more going on than just a slight increase in average temperature (otherwise maybe ask the people on maui, greece or canada if they like their slight increase in temperate), but I agree that we should be careful with any radical cures.

manonthewall 3y ago

I have some bad news,the US, China, and India are not going to turn on a dime like the more optimistic green energy revolution people hope. We have time to plant plenty of trees before we turn the corner. It's just the way of things.

xerox13ster 3y ago

I cannot help but wonder what would happen if we released these chemicals at the norther coast of the Sahara while also planting scrub brush, grass, and trees there.