RE: Geoengineering ...
March 16, 2011 at 5:00 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2011 at 5:01 pm by theVOID.)
(March 16, 2011 at 4:47 pm)Chuck Wrote: Geoengineering is happening now, just not necessarily purposefully. Anthropogenic GHG induced climate change is unwitting geoengineering, as is large scale water diversion projects like the Aral sea. Urbanization by paving over more reflective land with more absorbant asphalts and rooftops is also geoengineering.
It is only considered Geoengineering if the intent is to change the climate, much the same as material engineering requires intent to create a product, if I throw plastic and wool into a fire and they melt together I'm not a material engineer.
(March 16, 2011 at 4:48 pm)Welsh cake Wrote: How the hell are we supposed to deliberately manipulate the Earth's climate?
Its no different than terraforming in that its way beyond humanity's technological capabilities.
We could put tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, that is well within our capabilities and would impact the atmosphere. The limitation is not in performing the action but knowing the long term consequences.
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