Posted on 04/05/2018 7:32:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: the creation, using balloons or jets, of a manmade atmospheric sunshade to shield the most vulnerable countries in the global south against the worst effects of global warming.
But amid mounting interest in “solar geoengineering” – not least among western universities – a group of scientists from developing countries has issued a forceful call to have a greater say in the direction of research into climate change, arguing that their countries are the ones with most at stake.
Scientists have long known that manmade events like pollution in the atmosphere, smoke from forest fires and volcanic eruptions can create a cooling effect.
That has led scientists at Harvard University to propose their own experiment, which they call “stratospheric controlled perturbation effect”, or SCoPEx for short. It involves using a balloon to test the controversial proposition that aerosols released at a height of 20km in the Earth’s atmosphere can alter the reflective properties of cloud cover.
Now a dozen scholars, from countries including Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Jamaica and Thailand, have joined the debate, arguing in the journal Nature that poor countries should take a lead in the field since they have most to gain or lose from the technology.
The solar geoengineering studies may be helped by a new $400,000 (£284,100) research project, the solar radiation management governance initiative (SRMGI), which is issuing a first call for scientists to apply for finance this week.
The initiative is financed by the Open Philanthropy Project, a foundation backed by Dustin Moskovitz, a co-founder of Facebook, and his wife, Cari Tuna.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
4. All of the above
Cuz.....SCIENCE!
And the clouds will become more and more prevalent in the coming decades as the sun’s magnetic activity continues to decrease.
Many suggest that if all the pro-global climate change proponents were grouped in one spot in geosynchronous orbit above the Earth their mass would provide the same amount of shade as the unworkable and too expensive (not to mention dangerous due to unforeseen circumstances) proposal.
Their presence would also satisfy the demand for manned space flight, but it is doubtful if any supplies could be sent up due to more pressing demands on Earth, like homelessness, hunger, orphans and all such.
Lately, I get the impression that todays scientists are influenced by Star Trek more than by science.
How ‘bout we all together huff and puff and blow out the sun?
Mess up our sunlight. Open season on a holes.
Tomorrow’s weather:
The sky will be partly Joy Behar with a 30% chance of rain.
I know not what silly drug, that they are using to party on, but it it must be a dozzie.
They aren’t “scientists”...”anti-scientists” best describes these grant-grubbing fools.
Heard someone say we just need to paint every roof in the world white, so as to reflect the sun's rays back out into space. When winter comes, you could paint every roof black, to stay warm until summer again. He was really serious about this.
How about a fleet of 10,000 Goodyear Blimps to follow the sun around?
This must come from the 97% who agree man is responsible for global warming. /sarcasm
How about giant sunglasses? Like cool as aviators?
That could be housed on a “moonbase” and named after Dr. Alan Parsons.
I couldn’t resist the Dr.Evil bit.
Sunshine In the Shade - The Fixx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RJ4T-RhJds
If any nation or international group attempts a large-scale modification of the Earth/Moon/Sun climate system, I believe it is a moral imperative to stop such murderous meddling with all deadly force, including thermonuclear weapons. I am serious. They are going to freeze us all to death to stop something that is not occurring, which is probably their desired outcome. Nuke it, I say.
Yeah, F with Nature! That’s the ticket:-)
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