Posted on 12/01/2008 1:49:00 PM PST by Zakeet
Scientists discussed the merits and demerits of pumping sulfur into the Earths atmosphere as a temporary fix to global warming at a forum hosted in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 21 by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
The idea is to artificially re-create the effects of volcanic eruptions to temporarily cool the planet.
In 2006, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen and National Center for Atmospheric Research Senior Scientist Tom Wigley suggested that geo-engineering might be used as a quick, but temporary, remedy for global warming. This idea was one of the issues discussed at the AMS forum.
In particular, Crutzen and Wigley focused on blocking incoming solar radiation, an idea that has generated much interest in the press and the scientific community, the AMS explained in a posting on the forum on its Web site. Nature offers an example of how to do this. Volcanic eruptions cool the climate for up to a couple of years by injecting precursors to sulfate aerosol particles into the stratosphere, which has the effect of temporarily blocking incoming sunlight.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
Triggering an Ice Age in order to halt Global Warming ... another low from the incredibly stupid Looney Left.
I heard that a couple of scientists actually want to drill through the earth’s mantle..............
May I suggest a series of hydrogen bombs buried deeper and deeper under Yellowstone, to help get sulfur in a hurry? :)
Great idea! What country should we start with?
They just need a giant spaceship full of water...go up to the sun and douse part of it. If it’s too hot to get close enough, wait until night.
The final scenes should be a big help.
My co-worker told me earlier that snow had been reported in a nearby town. This is upstate SC. It never snows this time of year. You might see some in January or February, but usually rain or ice, as we are south of the snow line.
And these fracking morons want to block out the sun.
Lord, help us.
Will do; thank you.
I wonder if these morons thought through to what would occur on the earth if they DID get it to cool off...
mass starvation, etc.
But, then again, most of these folks are simply anti-human anyway.
There are numerous technical fixes to alleged causes of global warming, but such speculators miss the point.
Environmentalists are not really concerned with the environment, they are concerned with controlling the lives of others.
Simple solutions simply complicate their plans to control the global economy and enrich themselves in the process.
It’s snowing in Georgia right now. The Earth doesn’t need someone trying to turn the thermostat lower.
Actually I know the answere here. The "scientists" want billions of dollars of grants and the politicians want unlimited power and unlmited opportunities for corruption.
If these scientists are the best and brightest we can offer, we’re in deep, deep doo-doo.
The Nobel prize, didn't they give that to Al Gore for a slide show presentation.....
Apparently, science is not what it used to be.....
If they weren’t so frighteningly serious it would be very funny.
How about Germany?
He [Crutzen] currently works at the Department of Atmospheric Chemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry,[2] in Mainz, Germany
No, really? Blocking the sun for a few years has the potential to create problems? Science!
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