Posted on 03/23/2021 1:50:14 PM PDT by DFG
The first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to 'dim the sun' and cool the Earth, could happen in June.
Harvard University experts will test the system by sending a large balloon 12 miles above the Swedish town of Kiruna and have it drop 2kg of chalk dust into the stratosphere.
The aim of the estimated $3 million mission, backed by billionaire Bill Gates, is to have the chalk deflect a portion of the sun's radiation, stop it from hitting the surface, and cool the planet.
The idea has been heavily criticised since its inception, with project director Frank Keutsch even calling the need for this scale of geo-engineering 'terrifying'.
And experts have warned that the unusual technique could be disastrous for weather systems in ways nobody can predict.
Backed by a range of private donors including Gates, the test mission is launching from Sweden as they could offer a launch by the end of this summer.
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We are better at adapting than controlling.
He should buy a volcano and try to set it off. The ash it spews into the atmosphere will cool the earth for about three years.
-PJ
He’s evil. And, he’s part of the Billionaire Boys Club with Soros.
PING
I am not making this up:
Bill Gates wants to spray millions of tonnes of CHALK into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight and slow global warming..."
The first test of a project backed to spray millions of tonnes of chalk into the stratosphere, in an attempt to 'dim the sun' and cool the Earth, could happen in June.
Gates is worse than Soros ever thought of being.
Global Warming Complete With Crazy People PING!
Well, he is of the stated opinion that Earth is over-populated. Has to keep coming up with ideas on how to reduce the number. Sociopath should go first.
Chalk is a form of limestone the dominate type actually full on 1/3 of the sedimentary rocks on the planet are calcarious. There’s no shortage of limestone on pretty much every coastline in the world at a certain depth it just falls out of solution as calcarious ooze literally snowing to the ocean floor by the trillions of tons per year. Now putting that up in the sky is a terrible idea apocalyptic movies start this way and for good reasons.
“Chalk is calcium carbonate (CaCO3). If it gets hot, it releases CO2.
Moron.....”
To be fair it takes temps over 800C at surface pressure and even more at lower pressures to calcinate CaCO3 to CaO that’s why cement kilns burn thousands of cubic meters of natural gas per year to drive that reaction it’s how you make quicklime for concrete. The sun simply cannot drive that reaction in the upper.atmosphere even UV light photon energy levels are too low. Maybe cosmic rays with GEV gigaelectron volt energy levels but then you also smashed the atoms themselves to quarks muons and stranglets or neutrinos.
That is the primary reason the Earth has any temperature stability at all. By far, the most influential "green house gas" is water vapor. But studies conveniently ignore that fact and focus on materials (carbon) that have a much smaller impact.
REAL scientists are amazed that the Earth's temperature is as stable as it is.
Come to think of it, why is it bad that we throw carbon in the air and good when we throw chalk?
To try and fix some problem that is a lie to begin with, like climate change?
This has gone too far and is out of control. These people are crazy, delusional, arrogant and egotistically vain.
Who the phuque is Bill Gates? Who does he think he is, God? Him and his vaccine push, to put money in his pockets. When is someone going to stop people like this from making matters worse?
Being rich doesn't make one smart, particularly in Bill Gates' case.
Yeah, RIGHT!
Just as the dunk tank barker on the Ocean City (hun) boardwalk pier would say.
Yeah, RIGHT!
Just as the dunk tank barker on the Ocean City (hun) boardwalk pier would say.
Bill Gates could kill all of us and the planet...
Never knew about that, thank you for posting.
Gates has a God complex.
One little ol volcano will lower the temps worldwide.
Nature recovers soon after.
“Is anyone/as anyone watched Snow Piercer?”
Yep.... just got caught up to S2 Episode 8. The premise about man jacking with the planets ecosystem imitates current attempts with disastrous results. Duh.... what do you expect when you block the suns rays.
Original movie left a lot to be desired but the series is not half bad though could do without the lesbo BS. Seems like here lately that carp is in practically every show/movie. Ugh.
Isn’t the Iceland volcano along with the other active volcanos already spewing untold tons of ash in the air? I doubt that gates could get enough chalk and aircraft together to equal even one good volcanic blowup.
Yep..... but control freaks gotta try to control.
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