Re:An expert’s view on unusually warm Arctic temperatures
by Retric on Saturday November 26, 2016 @09:23PM
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Not going to be a problem in the next 100 years, but ...
Suppose we started to really use Fusion power not just at our current energy needs, but enough to directly warm the planet. There are hard limits on just how much heat per m^2 you can dump before you start to cook the planet.
Such a civilization may prefer low atmospheric pressure and a planet further from the sun simply for cooling.
Suppose we started to really use Fusion power not just at our current energy needs, but enough to directly warm the planet. There are hard limits on just how much heat per m^2 you can dump before you start to cook the planet.
Such a civilization may prefer low atmospheric pressure and a planet further from the sun simply for cooling.