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Nonilex Feb 6, 2024

It’s come to this. W/ #Earth at its hottest point in recorded history, & #humans doing far from enough to stop its overheating, a small but growing number of #astronomers & #physicists are proposing a potential fix that could have leaped from the pages of science fiction: The equivalent of a giant beach umbrella, floating in outer #space.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/climate/sun-shade-climate-geoengineering.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Could a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis?

Interest in sun shields, once a fringe idea, has grown. Now, a team of scientists says it could launch a prototype within a few years.

The New York Times

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Nonilex

The idea is to create a huge sunshade & send it to a far away point between the Earth & the sun to block a small but crucial amount of #SolarRadiation, enough to counter #GlobalWarming. #Scientists have calculated that if just shy of 2% of the sun’s #radiation is blocked, that would be enough to cool the planet by 1.5°C, or 2.7°F, & keep Earth w/in manageable #climate boundaries.

#ClimateSolutions #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #FringeScience #science #SunShields #SolarShields

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Nonilex Feb 6, 2024

The idea has been at the outer fringes of conversations about #ClimateSolutions for years. But as the #ClimateCrisis worsens, interest in #SunShields has been gaining momentum, w/more researchers offering up variations. There’s even a foundation dedicated to promoting #SolarShields.

#Climate #ClimateSolutions #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #FringeScience #science #SunShields #SolarShields #GlobalWarming