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Scientists propose controversial plan to refreeze North and South Poles by spraying sulphur dioxide into atmosphere
SKY News ^ | September 15, 2022 | By Thomas Moore

Posted on 09/15/2022 3:21:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Scientists have outlined a controversial plan to refreeze the North and South Poles, and dial down the global thermostat.

They say high-flying jets could spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the melting icecaps.

Around 175,000 flights a year would be needed, releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide.

But a former UK chief scientist backed the plans, telling Sky News that polar warming is now critical - and refreezing the ice could hold back the rise in global sea levels.

The new study was led by Wake Smith from Yale University in the United States.

He warned the plan would treat an important symptom of climate change, not the cause.

"It's aspirin, not penicillin. It's not a substitute for decarbonisation," he said.

Under the plan, a fleet of 125 military air-to-air refuelling tankers would release a cloud of microscopic sulphur dioxide particles at an altitude of 43,000ft (13km) and latitude of 60 degrees in both hemispheres, roughly equivalent to the Shetland Islands in the north, and the Falklands in the south.

The particles would slowly drift towards the poles on high-altitude winds, slightly shading the Earth's surface beneath.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why doesn’t my glass of water overflow when the ice melts?

Can someone tell me?

And if my water glass is the earth and the poles are the ice and if they melt…

What happens?

answer- NOTHING


41 posted on 09/15/2022 4:14:53 AM PDT by panzerkamphwageneinz (0 )
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To: Shady

And ocean currents...


42 posted on 09/15/2022 4:15:45 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: HighSierra5

A few people I know totally believe in chemtrails, but cannot support their arguments about the logistics of such an undertaking. I am amazed some people still believe that crap.


43 posted on 09/15/2022 4:20:21 AM PDT by Loud Mime ("The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies" now available on Amazon. Check it out!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“But the researchers argue only 1% of the human population lives in the target deployment zone.”

Except it will spread global, what then? 100% of human population?


44 posted on 09/15/2022 4:22:15 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Pollution.


45 posted on 09/15/2022 4:24:07 AM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

175,000 flights per year for how many years? Won’t the CO2 the aircraft release more than offset what they are trying to correct?
OPS, my bad, they will be using electric powered aircraft recharged by electricity from solar and wind farms.


46 posted on 09/15/2022 4:27:34 AM PDT by Nuocmam (Loose lips sink ships.)
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To: panzerkamphwageneinz
Why doesn’t my glass of water overflow when the ice melts? Can someone tell me?

The ice is already floating, displacing its weight in liquid. Water ice shrinks in volume as it melts, because unique molecular structure. But you already knew that. Right?

And if my water glass is the earth and the poles are the ice and if they melt…

The water glass is NOT the Earth, and the poles are NOT the ice cubes floating in your glass. Fill in the blanks: Antarctica is a ________________. Greenland is a ___________.

What happens?

What do you think happens to the ice on Antarctica when it melts? What do you think happens to the ice on Greenland when it melts?

answer- NOTHING

Wrong answer. You get a grade of ZERO, as in complete catastrophic failure, on your paper.

Try to do better next time.

47 posted on 09/15/2022 4:27:42 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This would never happen. But it is a vitamin feed for all the hoaxers to keep their nutty stories going.


48 posted on 09/15/2022 4:30:44 AM PDT by Loud Mime ("The Real Constitution and its Real Enemies" now available on Amazon. Check it out!)
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To: ronnie raygun

That’s the idea. The COVID didn’t do the job, so we’re going to be poisoned this way.


49 posted on 09/15/2022 4:35:35 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: NorthMountain

How many actual working scientists have you ever met in your entire life?


You got me. You found me out. I don’t know how to read or think for myself. I can only repeat what I am told.

I am very sorry that I offended you in any way.

I hope this apology is taken in the spirit in which it is given.


50 posted on 09/15/2022 4:35:52 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

So basically, you slandered a whole group about which you know only what the leftists in Big Media want you to know.

I assure you, I have all the respect for you which you deserve.


51 posted on 09/15/2022 4:45:57 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Do they know what the effects will be? Acid rain?

This is a very foolish idea. The results will be permanent. There is no “UNDO.”


52 posted on 09/15/2022 4:48:00 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Biden has gone full nazi. No surprise. He told us on Sept 1, during his 20 minute hate speech.)
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To: neverevergiveup; Oldeconomybuyer
"...Wake Smith is preparing a paper on the lofting solutions and costs of the first decade of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection deployment. Mr. Smith is a Senior Industry Partner at New State Capital Partners, a New York-based middle market private equity firm, where he specializes in buy-outs in the field of commercial aviation. He also teaches an undergraduate finance course at Yale University. Prior executive positions include President of the flight training division of Boeing..."

Umm...this guy was "President" of one of the major failure points responsible for the 737 debacle? They completely failed to train pilots worldwide on that key software that caused planes to crash because pilots weren't trained to respond to the software output correctly?

Geez. Couldn't they put this guy in charge of global vaccine development or something? Somewhere he can't cause problems...

53 posted on 09/15/2022 4:49:20 AM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

NUTS!


54 posted on 09/15/2022 4:53:58 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ve seen this movie before. It doesn’t end well for mankind.


55 posted on 09/15/2022 4:56:30 AM PDT by moovova
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To: rlmorel
It would be funny if it weren't tragic. This dude, who is by no means any sort of scientist, emits a massive brain fart. Big Media puts "scientists" in the headline, and like Pavlov's drooling dogs the ignorami associate his idiocy with scientists ...

"Good dog! No go buy soap, toilet paper and beer ... Make our advertisers happy."

56 posted on 09/15/2022 4:58:37 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This should be on the Babylon Bee...


57 posted on 09/15/2022 4:58:48 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; All

Facts……they can a bitch sometimes.

https://opentheword.org/2022/03/24/arctic-ice-cap-growing-again/

https://greatreject.org/polar-ice-growing/

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-study-mass-gains-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-greater-than-losses

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/13/what-s-behind-the-surprising-growth-of-one-antarctic-ice-sheet


58 posted on 09/15/2022 5:03:46 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Per wiki...

"Sulfur dioxide is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts upon human health.[42] In addition, the concentration of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere can influence the habitat suitability for plant communities, as well as animal life.[43] Sulfur dioxide emissions are a precursor to acid rain and atmospheric particulates. Due largely to the US EPA's Acid Rain Program, the U.S. has had a 33% decrease in emissions between 1983 and 2002.

59 posted on 09/15/2022 5:03:51 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The South Pole had record lows and ice last season. The insanity continues!


60 posted on 09/15/2022 5:08:16 AM PDT by MGunny ( )
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