4 ms·
I have a probably stupid question, but would microwaves like this heat water in the air in any sort of substantial manner? Perhaps with negative climate effects
by donatj 2y ago
I have a probably stupid question, but would microwaves like this heat water in the air in any sort of substantial manner? Perhaps with negative climate effects?
- dgacmu 2y agoIt's not a stupid question. And yes. It'd be fairly localized, but the absorption losses would be somewhat proportional to the amount of water in the air, so, uh, don't do this on a rainy day. But the climate effects are probably minimal -- the energy is getting turned into heat when the aircraft flies anyway to overcome air friction. It might also accidentally fry low-earth satellites.