Scientists propose controversial plan to refreeze North and South Poles

[Still Waters]

Scientists have outlined a controversial plan to refreeze the North and South Poles, and dial down the global thermostat.

They say high-flying jets could spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the melting icecaps.

Around 175,000 flights a year would be needed, releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide.

But a former UK chief scientist backed the plans, telling Sky News that polar warming is now critical - and refreezing the ice could hold back the rise in global sea levels.

The new study was led by Wake Smith from Yale University in the United States.

https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-propose-controversial-plan-to-refreeze-north-and-south-poles-by-spraying-sulphur-dioxide-into-atmosphere-12697769

[Dreamer screamer]

How about putting all the people that are going to freeze over winter and placing them into the north and south pole to act like ice cubes to stop global warming

Edited September 15, 2022 by Dreamer screamer

[Buzz_Light_Year]

There's been at least one patent out for just this since the early 90's.

[Autistocrates]

40 minutes ago, Dreamer screamer said:

How about putting all the people that are going to freeze over winter and placing them into the north and south pole...

I'd rather the scientists would build gigantic jet engines and then ancho them onto stable places such as the sides of mountains and pointing them all into one direction. Enough of these engines should provide enough propulsion, in order to move the planet's position enough to where undesirable places will become the new poles

[Essan]

The law of unintended consequences applies .....


Geoengineering To Mitigate Global Warming May Cause Other Environmental Harm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806080142.htm

Geoengineering versus a volcano
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190805134010.htm

See also:
Why geoengineering our climate raises serious ethical, scientific challenges
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/geoengineering-solar-radiation-management-climate-1.5458562

[Dreamer screamer]

6 minutes ago, Autistocrates said:

I'd rather the scientists would build gigantic jet engines and then ancho them onto stable places such as the sides of mountains and pointing them all into one direction. Enough of these engines should provide enough propulsion, in order to move the planet's position enough to where undesirable places will become the new poles

Aren't those wind turbines doing that already?   Aren't they cooling down the planet?

[jethrofloyd]

What will happen to Santa Claus then?

[Tatetopa]

I think a group in Seattle came up with the Sulphur dioxide plan about a decade ago using inflatable stacks instead of jets.  No fuel burned to counteract the SiO2  effect. Then as now somebody said what could possibly go wrong, and the answer was a disappointed "Oh."

[Autistocrates]

2 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

What will happen to Santa Claus...

We'll deport him to either China, Indonesia, Pakistan or Egypt, so that he doesen't die from heat exhaustion

Edited September 15, 2022 by Autistocrates

[OpenMindedSceptic]

No, just no.

 

[Myles]

It's a plan, just not a good one.  

[Berwen]

This is ludicrous. Why are they not working on plans to reduce the world's population which is the only way the planet can survive. 

[DreadLordAvatar]

Kinda like EV drivers using gas generators to charge their vehicle.

[TheChaserG]

Have they not seen Snowpiercer? Because this is exactly how a new ice age starts in the movie.

[fred_mc]

Sounds totally unrealistic.

[+Desertrat56]

7 hours ago, Berwen said:

This is ludicrous. Why are they not working on plans to reduce the world's population which is the only way the planet can survive. 

The planet will survive, it is the humans and animals that won't.

[Ell]

On 9/15/2022 at 3:25 PM, Still Waters said:

Scientists have outlined a controversial plan to refreeze the North and South Poles, and dial down the global thermostat.

They say high-flying jets could spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the melting icecaps.

Around 175,000 flights a year would be needed, releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide.

This must be a proposal by high IQ psychopaths, who by definition have the good sense of a dead brick.

[+Desertrat56]

28 minutes ago, Ell said:

This must be a proposal by high IQ psychopaths, who by definition have the good sense of a dead brick.

Why do you think they are high IQ?   They obviously don't understand that we live in a closed system and how weather on one part of the world affects weather in another part of the world.   I don't think IQ has anything to do with it anyway.   

https://climateviewer.com/2018/12/28/the-history-of-weather-control-an-interactive-timeline/

[Vox]

Evidently, these gentlemen have never watched the Animatrix.

[Essan]

To be fair, the authors of this paper are not suggesting this should be done - only that if we chose to geoengineer cooling it would work if we did it this way and would be cheaper/easier than previous studies have suggested.   

[Ell]

8 hours ago, Desertrat56 said:

Why do you think they are high IQ?   They obviously don't understand that we live in a closed system and how weather on one part of the world affects weather in another part of the world.   I don't think IQ has anything to do with it anyway.   

https://climateviewer.com/2018/12/28/the-history-of-weather-control-an-interactive-timeline/

Psychopath tend to have a high IQ, especially when they are scientists.

Having a high IQ often is associated with being incredibly dumb, as e.g. applies to psychopaths and narcissists.

[SHaYap]

2 hours ago, Ell said:

Having a high IQ often is associated with being incredibly dumb, as e.g. applies to psychopaths and narcissists.

Never met a genius with low IQ before, nice to make your acquaintance... 

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[Freez1]

At least we have a backup plan when it gets to hot

[openozy]

On 9/17/2022 at 12:15 AM, Berwen said:

This is ludicrous. Why are they not working on plans to reduce the world's population which is the only way the planet can survive. 

Everyone knows that is the answer but I'm afraid greed puts a stop to it, human rights as well. Well there won't be any humans left soon to have rights. Probably what the planet needs anyway. Let's go look for another planet to inhabit and ultimately destroy. Great plan.

[LadyPhoenix]

How stupid are these people?  One, the poles aren't melting.  Overall, there is more ice, not less.  A tiny area with a little less isn't a global catastrophe.  Two, ten thousand flights a month for how long, to "reduce warming" that isn't happening, by adding all of that exhaust?  Really?  Three, leave the freaking weather alone.  These alarmist know nothing, think they know a lot, and are more dangerous than anything most of us do regularly.