The idea may seem crazy, and although they call them unconscious, they are sure that science and technology can make a cooling of the planet possible. It is not a local group of people, nor are they crazy who have collected signatures. We are talking about some visionaries, of a new science called geoengineering. This group of engineers postulates the following. Man's action is warming the planet, right? Well, let's take advantage of man's action to cool it down.
Throughout these ideas, they have been accompanied by detractors for the effect and the consequences they may have. They differ from that it's one thing to have unintentionally changed the weather and unconscious and another is to modify it intentionallyOn the other hand, advocates clearly see the need for rapid intervention. Many studies indicate that if human activity continues, temperatures will rise dramatically. At the same time, there are studies that indicate that even if human activity ceases completely, warming, albeit milder, will continue. To find an immediate solution, this initiative is born.
Geoengineering
It is the recent science that is responsible for making these approaches and to propose solutions. As we've mentioned, there's a reputation surrounding it that isn't exactly well received. To get an idea, just imagine a few changes. If an area is being hit by drought, with less abundant rivers, or empty or practically dry reservoirs... What's wrong with wishing for rain? There are seas that have completely dried up. The consequences of these phenomena are terrible. Is it really the worst remedy for the disease? And the debate begins.
At the Scottish University of Edinburgh, geoengineer Stephen Salter is leading one of the most ambitious projects geoengineering. The idea is very simple. Launching granules of water vapor with high concentrations of salt into the troposphere. Large ocean liners would then carry enormous funnels on board that would act as sprinklers for these vaporized water and salt droplets. Once they reached the troposphere, these drops would form part of the clouds and would increase the degree of refraction of atmospheric gases. That would cause less solar radiation to reach Earth. Ultimately, these droplets would serve as condensation nuclei for the cloud gases. favoring rainfall.
Who invented it?
Paul Crutzen, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995, for his research on the effect of ozone in the atmosphere. In turn, he is one of the scientists who has contributed the most to defending the environment. He himself explained the way in which chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) molecules influence the thinning of the ozone layer.
Paul Crutzen, under the premise that also man has the ability to cool the planet, looked at the sudden cooling that occurs after volcanic eruptions. The mechanisms in which it works deal with massive injections of sulfur into the atmosphere to cause the effects of volcanoes.
Scopex. The new engineering project for next 2018
Now looking towards the prestigious Harvard University. One of the next projects that they want to launch for the Next year, in the desert of Tucson, Arizona, literally contemplate the idea of cool the planet.
The project is as follows. Hot air balloons loaded with frozen water containing calcium carbonate and sulfur dioxide would ascend to an altitude of 20 kilometers and release aerosols containing these substances. Once released, they would scatter the sun's rays. acting as a kind of parasol that by stopping the solar rays, served to cool the planet. Scopex is the first real test of what cloud seeding is. In this way, it aims to offset global warming with cooling.
There is a consensus on global warming. Proponents of geoengineering defend themselves by referring to the fact that perhaps many now do not understand it yet, but that the future is inevitable. And in the end everyone will hug her they say.
The controversy is served. Has it gone too far? Does any means justify the end? Is it harmless or will it have consequences?