git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 29 days agoThe U.S. just approved a giant space mirror to test ‘sunlight on demand.’ Low Earth orbit is getting weirdtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. just approved a giant space mirror to test ‘sunlight on demand.’ Low Earth orbit is getting weirdtheconversation.comgit [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square35linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareNacarbac [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·28 days agoPart of most geoengineering - the easy stuff like “throw limestone powder into the air, forever” - is blocking light reaching the ground*. The part where all the crops are, and the solar panels. Makes sense they’d try to resurrect the old USSR solar mirror, which did work, to offset this reduction … for a very reasonable price, I’m sure. *and possibly killing everything that can’t breath limestone dust, who knows?
Part of most geoengineering - the easy stuff like “throw limestone powder into the air, forever” - is blocking light reaching the ground*.
The part where all the crops are, and the solar panels.
Makes sense they’d try to resurrect the old USSR solar mirror, which did work, to offset this reduction … for a very reasonable price, I’m sure.
*and possibly killing everything that can’t breath limestone dust, who knows?