The Conversation: Geoengineering Plans would Need to Accommodate Volcanoes and Nuclear Wars

[rangerrebew]

The Conversation: Geoengineering Plans would Need to Accommodate Volcanoes and Nuclear Wars
11 hours ago
Eric Worrall
 

Guest essay by Eric Worrall

The show must go on; According to academics, Climate Geoengineers would have to stand ready to recalibrate their efforts if a major volcanic eruption or nuclear exchange affects stratospheric dust levels, or if a repeat of the Carrington Event damages their machines.

    Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming

    February 7, 2022 11.46pm AEDT

    Luke Kemp
    Postdoctoral Research Associate in Existential Risk, University of Cambridge

    Aaron Tang
    PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University

    A group of 60 scientists called for a moratorium on solar geoengineering last month, including technologies such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). This involves a fleet of aeroplanes releasing aerosol particles – which reflect sunlight back to outer space – into the atmosphere, cooling down the Earth.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/02/08/the-conversation-geoengineering-plans-would-need-to-accommodate-volcanoes-and-nuclear-wars/

[Kamaji]

That would be a disaster of epic proportions if we let these arrogant SoBs get away with aerosolizing the entire atmosphere.

[rangerrebew]

I have often wondered if anyone has "studied" global warming in WW II.  It seems there should have been significant warming in Europe with all the bombing, weapons firing, ships, planes, fires, etc.  

[DefiantMassRINO]

Then, why was the Winter of 1944/1945 so cold in the Ardennes?

Also, if we nuke volcanoes, that would kill two birds with one stone.

When the Earth has a fever, just nuke Mount Tambora.

[Smokin Joe]

That would be a disaster of epic proportions if we let these arrogant SoBs get away with aerosolizing the entire atmosphere.

Yep. could even reach ELE levels.

How about they go to Venus, which has a real hot surface/atmosphere problem, and play with that atmosphere and leave the homeworld alone?

[Kamaji]

Yep. could even reach ELE levels.

How about they go to Venus, which has a real hot surface/atmosphere problem, and play with that atmosphere and leave the homeworld alone?