spot's beginner's guide to Global Warming

[BTS]

spot, I am so disappointed you did not include the "albedo effect" in your spiel.
You missed a prime chance.

[spot]

Originally Posted by BTS

spot, I am so disappointed you did not include the "albedo effect" in your spiel.
You missed a prime chance.

Perhaps you'd like to?

[mikeinie]

My guide to global warming:
1. Sell off beach front property, people are still buying it and there is a good market.
2. Purchase property on high grounds, hills, mountain sides. This will become the high value properties in the future.
3. Don’t buy in flood plains. (why anyone does anyway still amazes me).
4. Countries with high amounts of fresh water lakes and have lots of rain need to invest in infrastructure and build large water reservoirs and good quality filtration systems. Fresh water will be the next natural resource commodity.

[spot]

Originally Posted by spot

Perhaps you'd like to?

That was slightly abrupt but I was dashing for the door when I posted it.

What I mentioned of the "albedo effect" in my spiel was:

Lots of clean white Polar ice cover promotes a cooler steady state. Lots of white fluffy clouds promote a cooler steady state.

Admittedly it doesn't mention dust but I'd be interested to know what you think I left out.

[Clodhopper]

I haven't seen this before. Pretty last resort, but better than nothing I suppose:

Professor John Shepherd, a researcher from the University of Southampton, chaired the Royal Society's geo-engineering study.

He said: "It is an unpalatable truth that unless we can succeed in greatly reducing CO2 emissions, we are headed for a very uncomfortable and challenging climate future.

"Geo-engineering and its consequences are the price we may have to pay for failure to act on climate change."

Full article below.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Engineering Earth 'is feasible'

[Bryn Mawr]

Originally Posted by Clodhopper

I haven't seen this before. Pretty last resort, but better than nothing I suppose:



Full article below.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Engineering Earth 'is feasible'

My favourite would be the superfine membrane at the L1 Lagrange point. It would need a fairly significant weight inbound of it to compensate for the pressure of the solar wind but could be sufficient to cut the incident radiation by the few percent we'd need to stabilise the climate.

[spot]

Originally Posted by Bryn Mawr

My favourite would be the superfine membrane at the L1 Lagrange point. It would need a fairly significant weight inbound of it to compensate for the pressure of the solar wind but could be sufficient to cut the incident radiation by the few percent we'd need to stabilise the climate.

You're not keen on maintaining a permanent artificial sulphate mist in the stratosphere then?

[Bryn Mawr]

Originally Posted by spot

You're not keen on maintaining a permanent artificial sulphate mist in the stratosphere then?

Nah - stinks too bad :-)