What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so here are the pictures

Re:What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so h... by gremlinsinc on Monday February 26, 2018 @12:47AM (#16463398)

Too bad we can't create a dyson sphere that we could partially close to limit sun exposure enough to refreeze parts of the planet as needed and also use the sphere to power everything on earth.

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Re:What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so h... by jerry40 on Monday February 26, 2018 @02:41AM (#16463792)

What if some countries said "don't refreeze us, we're ok"?

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Re:What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so h... by g_simonsson on Monday February 26, 2018 @02:04AM (#16463666)

This reminds me of the Sun-Earth-L1 Lagrangian point, where we have deployed several spacecrafts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point#Spaceflight_a...

An international effort could easily deploy reflective materials here to reduce solar radiation on Earth. Though I wonder how much it would cost to achieve even a 0.01% reduction in radiation, as well as what material would be most cost-effective to deploy.

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Re:What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so h... by bigbugbag on Monday February 26, 2018 @03:17PM (#16468596)

This is an old idea and it is very difficult and incredibly expensive to realize while not actually fixing the issue.

https://www.livescience.com/22202-space-mirrors-global-warmi...

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Re:What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so h... by jsilence on Monday February 26, 2018 @11:48AM (#16466680)

Lametta?

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Re:What is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so h... by chr1 on Monday February 26, 2018 @08:49AM (#16465189)

There are easier methods to control the climate. E.g solar updraft towers can be used to create cloud cover, and to increase convection in the atmosphere.

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