Globalwarming Awareness2007-Ideas to Minimize Global Warming
Feb 5th, 2007 by Edwin
It has been concluded that humans are the best possible reason for global warming. Now it is the time to start thinking “How we can reduce global warming?“. This article explains some of the innovative and weird ideas put forward by scientists to minimize global warming.
- Injecting Sulfur To Atmosphere
Paul Crutzen from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany says that injecting Sulfur to stratosphere can reduce the global warming phenomenon. Sulfur in the atmosphere will work as a reflecting layer and re-radiates the sunlight coming on the earth to outer space. This does not mean that Sulfur layer will reflect the entire sunlight; only some part of it will be re-radiated to the space.
By reflecting sunlight, the average temperature over the Earth surface decreases and which helps in reducing the global warming. Crutzen says, balloons can be used to take Sulfur to stratosphere and then by using artillery guns, it can be released to atmosphere.
Unfortunately this may impact certain plant lifes on earth.
- Spraying Ocean Water to Atmosphere.
John Latham from National Center for Atmospheric Research, proposed a similar idea couple of years ago. He explains, using specialized equipments, we can spray ocean water droplets to atmosphere and help cloud formation. Clouds can reflect the sunlight and thus reducing the amount of sunlight falling over earth, which in turn helps to reduce global warming.
- Shading Earth With Ring Of Reflective Particles
Another innovative idea, where reflective particles can be deployed at certain orbit around the earth. These reflective particles will reflect sunlight coming on to earth. The reduction in amount of sunlight received will reduce the average temperature and thus slowing down global warming.
Even though these ideas are innovative and effective, it may not work for years, some of them are expensive and won’t last more than couple of years. Which once again ascertain the fact that “Prevention is better than cure“.
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