Potential Engineering Solutions To Global Warming

Sep 01, 2009 17:13

"[A] giant mirror on the Moon; a space parasol made of superfine aluminium mesh; and a swarm of 10 trillion small mirrors launched into space one million at a time every minute for the next 30 years."

These are only the most ludicrous ideas on the table.

Ahh, science.

The last one is my favorite. And despite the pleasant alliteration of "moon mirror," I hope the first never, ever, happens. It would make critical analysis of Elizabeth Bishop's "Insomnia" too confusing for future audiences.

science, poetry, politics

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