To combat global warming, scientists propose in Scotland solution from the outside world, a huge space dust cloud resulting from the explosion of asteroids serve as an umbrella for the land.
No longer secret to a fact that the world is warming, and that the climate in the ground change, despite the desire of many in the prevention of these transformations by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases that trap heat from the sun, Some scientists propose solutions controversial lies manipulating climate Earth, using engineering projects on a large scale, called Engineering Geology.
Instead of changing the climate by targeting either the ocean or the atmosphere, some researchers are suggesting projects geo-engineering that will affect the entire planet from space is likely to rise warming rate of 2 to 11.5 degrees by the end of this century, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on changes Climate of the United Nations.
Of course, there a direct way to prevent this, which is to cut carbon emissions, but the result of several economic reasons and cultural, political and generally human, the application of this solution is not possible, and while going through the past stand in the face of potential strong that not come back able to change this position only after that do not have to change any result.
This is the reason to pay scientists to think suggestions may be granted more time, in order to take action on common environmental, but some ideas that revolve in box science fiction, ranging from, for example, the so-called Plan Engineering geographical stimulating the production of phytoplankton manner fertilization Industrial Marine Minerals, in order to absorb some excess carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere.
Or plan to use pipes to simulate the mixing of water in the oceans, and thus attract nutrient-rich water in the deep sea to the surface and simulate the growth of algae sprouts, which absorb carbon dioxide.
Or cool the earth establishing shield of mirrors reflect sunlight from the Earth into space, but the problem is in the proposal lies in the enormous cost and effort required either to build and launch into space reflectors, or do built in outer space.
The current cost to launch something in LEO costing thousands of dollars per pound, and the development of scientists Scottish Laboratory concepts of advanced space at the University of Strathclyde recently a new proposal revolves around benefit from asteroids, that is determined asteroid with an appropriate size and draws to a site near the planet, and then a blow on its surface to create a cloud of dust, so it works attractive asteroid itself to keep this cloud around it rises to the earth at the same time.
These scientists estimate that the cloud of dust from the explosion would be sufficient to block approximately 6.58% of the solar radiation that reaches the earth, which is not enough to combat global warming and climate, but at least will slowed.
The researcher says Contact Buick: "We can use this time to find a permanent solution to combat global climate change," adding that the cloud those resulting from the explosion of the asteroid is not a permanent solution, but it reduces the effects of climate change, even for a certain time any enough to take action slow, such as control of the carbon impact.
However, the proposal scientists this sounds, such as previous proposals, from science fiction, although that everything proposed by these scientists viable theory, even though the dust cloud far is the idea closer to the perception of sunscreens that masked the sun completely, the obstacles to implementation of many , including: expenditures, and political will, and the risks that may come during the execution attempt, such as attracting massive asteroids towards the Earth.
Analysts specialists affairs environmental company that sources planetary, a mining company in the asteroids in order to increase the natural resources of the land, they will have the opportunity to deserve its name, stakes will continue to exist in all conditions and the proposed cloud of dust would be less expensive than the proposal mirrors the sun, for example.
Analysts point out that it is good to know that while we fail we humans fight against global warming means relatively simple, such as changing behaviors environmental, scientists are working to explore alternatives with high-tech for us, if we continue to pollute the earth there will always be a solution for the damage we caused it, but This solution may be related to the bombing of an asteroid.
He spoke experts expressed concern for public safety that may violate, when you do blow asteroid relatively large, this must practice this process prior to launch, using simulation models of climate, although it will not give accurate results completely but at the time, would not be a real test will give results correct what would be really in outer space, and that's what might make it difficult to apply.
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