Proverbs 18:12
WARNING: Climate is cyclical and dynamic....man knows next to nothing in reality about it.....All it takes from mankind is one Mistake.....
The Brits are about to "play God".
"British scientists could experiment with techniques to block sunlight as part of a £50 million government funded scheme to combat global warming.
The geo-engineering project is set to be given the go-ahead within weeks and could see scientists explore techniques including launching clouds of reflective particles into the atmosphere or using seawater sprays to make clouds brighter.
Another method involves thinning natural cirrus clouds, which act as heat-trapping blankets.
If successful, less sunlight will reach the earth’s surface and in turn temporarily cool the surface of earth.
It’s thought to be a relatively cheap way to cool the planet, but critics have warned it could cause catastrophic disruption to weather patterns and even shift rain from areas that are vital for food production.
Other scientists say geo-engineering could reduce the drive to stop burning fossil fuels, which is the root cause of climate change.
The project will be funded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, known as ARIA.
Professor Mark Symes, the program director for ARIA, who is heading the geo-engineering project, said: “Decarbonization is vital, but our current progress puts us at risk of triggering a large number of temperature-induced climate tipping points."
Though solar geoengineering treats some of the symptoms of climate change, it is a "barking mad scheme" that feels like "taking aspirin for cancer", said American scientists Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann in The Guardian. If we become reliant on the technology, "the world will be left subject to a catastrophic termination shock" if the intervention ever ends."
WARNING: Climate is cyclical and dynamic....man knows next to nothing in reality about it.....All it takes from mankind is one Mistake.....
The Brits are about to "play God".
"British scientists could experiment with techniques to block sunlight as part of a £50 million government funded scheme to combat global warming.
The geo-engineering project is set to be given the go-ahead within weeks and could see scientists explore techniques including launching clouds of reflective particles into the atmosphere or using seawater sprays to make clouds brighter.
If successful, less sunlight will reach the earth’s surface and in turn temporarily cool the surface of earth.
It’s thought to be a relatively cheap way to cool the planet, but critics have warned it could cause catastrophic disruption to weather patterns and even shift rain from areas that are vital for food production.
Other scientists say geo-engineering could reduce the drive to stop burning fossil fuels, which is the root cause of climate change.
The project will be funded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, known as ARIA.
Though solar geoengineering treats some of the symptoms of climate change, it is a "barking mad scheme" that feels like "taking aspirin for cancer", said American scientists Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann in The Guardian. If we become reliant on the technology, "the world will be left subject to a catastrophic termination shock" if the intervention ever ends."
Independent
