Space mirrors to reduce solar radiation

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   JamesH on November 30, 2023 at 11:23 am

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   Idea: Space mirrors to reduce solar radiation

   Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2023101...

   This sounds like the plot of a Sci-Fi movie that goes horribly wrong.

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   In an influential cli-fi novel, a desperate government ignores international consensus and pumps aerosols into the atmosphere to cool the world. Could it happen for real?

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   sunnyjim on November 30, 2023 at 10:01 am

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   Idea: Space mirrors to reduce solar radiation

   Link: https://cosmosmagazine.com/news/space-mirr...

   We could also use space mirrors to direct sunlight to dark and cold regions on Earth.

   Space mirrors: Reflecting light where the sun doesn’t shine

   Link: https://cosmosmagazine.com/news/

   Space mirrors were once considered a way to direct sunshine towards Earth’s darker regions. Today, scientists are rekindling the concept as one of the more

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   green fingers on November 30, 2023 at 8:38 am

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   Idea: Space mirrors to reduce solar radiation

   Link: https://interestingengineering.com/science...

   Space mirrors can help cool the earth, averting a climate crisis, or at the very least, buy us enough time to fix the mess.

   Space mirrors could be one way to cool Earth, a new UN report claims

   Link: https://interestingengineering.c

   A report produced by the United Nations has explored the costs and benefits of deploying giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight.

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