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Man-made volcanoes may cool Earth

By T.K. Randall
September 1, 2009 · Comment icon 28 comments

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A controversial new area of research is being backed by the Royal Society which plans to simulate volcanic eruptions and spray millions of tons of dust in to the atmosphere in an attempt to stave off global warming.
The Royal Society is backing research into simulated volcanic eruptions, spraying millions of tons of dust into the air, in an attempt to stave off climate change.


Source: Times Online | Comments (28)




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Comment icon #19 Posted by xCrimsonx 15 years ago
*Sigh* OH MY GOD! NONE OF THE CLIMATOLOGISTS EVER THOUGHT OF THIS!(NOT EVEN THE ONES THAT DID THE RESEARCH ON IT) IT'S A HUGE BREAKTHROUGH! Oh, well, that explains it. Its okay,......I in response with Daniel have constructive and informative opinions, Im not better that you I just said it first dear! Sarcasim, "pfft" thats nothing. lol I to would be here All day If I picked as good as you! =
Comment icon #20 Posted by clubfoot O.M.G. 15 years ago
Without considering global warming (or otherwise) for a moment, it seems to me that we have quite often created 'downstream' problems when we have artificially tried to 'cure' an issue through the manipulation of Nature. Cane Toads and Carp in the waterways come to mind for starters here in Australia. This is only at a species level too and we were unable to forecast the long term ramifications, goodness only knows what would happen if we try to start messing around big time with the climate.
Comment icon #21 Posted by xCrimsonx 15 years ago
I thought that the co2 lvls were high only because of man. so how could they be higher in the past than they are now. Oh no,... Daniel Im going to have to drill the thread about the millions of years it took for the world in dinos time to evolve so they could exsist. Floura fossil carbon dating proves the exsistance of the level of oxygen. Neh! You know what I mean sweets! lol Dang it, fossils should not be a figment of our imagination, their real Ive touched one myself. Carbon Dating - The Premise http://www.allaboutarchaeology.org/carbon-dating.htm Thankgod for scientists!
Comment icon #22 Posted by SupeRgirl 15 years ago
So we have the volcano, the artificial trees and the Cloud Ships
Comment icon #23 Posted by xCrimsonx 15 years ago
I remember that ozone thing. They went on and on about it when I was in elementary school and middle school, then I just stopped hearing about it. My grade three teach was a neurotic hippy and we had to learn how to spell Cluroflurocarbins and hydriecarbons etc, damn I was still struggling with long division. "doh" Cant spell it and cant divide it. lol Which brings me to say they spend ALL primary teaching the formulas in Math and then in high school insist that you calculate on a machine, that was fine with me I never could get the theory. lol
Comment icon #24 Posted by SQLserver 15 years ago
I remember that ozone thing. They went on and on about it when I was in elementary school and middle school, then I just stopped hearing about it. This is because, thanks to some simple government regulations(which, as we all know, are evil), the ozone layer has been recovering for a while. Problem solved. The "Hole" will be eventually completely fixed by 2065 according to some estimates. Oh no,... Daniel Im going to have to drill the thread about the millions of years it took for the world in dinos time to evolve so they could exsist. Is this a parody of me? If so, it's frankly predictable. I... [More]
Comment icon #25 Posted by danielost 15 years ago
Without considering global warming (or otherwise) for a moment, it seems to me that we have quite often created 'downstream' problems when we have artificially tried to 'cure' an issue through the manipulation of Nature. Cane Toads and Carp in the waterways come to mind for starters here in Australia. This is only at a species level too and we were unable to forecast the long term ramifications, goodness only knows what would happen if we try to start messing around big time with the climate. we have already tried that by seeding clouds. oh it rained but usually in the wrong place and way to m... [More]
Comment icon #26 Posted by stevewinn 15 years ago
Doesn't sound like a good idea to me, I think the best option would be to just cut C02. lets cut that by has much as possible. question is how we going to do it? its alright posting links showing evidence to show climate change, back in the real world how we going to tackle it? it has to be practical and affordable.
Comment icon #27 Posted by SRCivic98 15 years ago
My grade three teach was a neurotic hippy and we had to learn how to spell Cluroflurocarbins and hydriecarbons etc, damn I was still struggling with long division. "doh" Cant spell it and cant divide it. lol Which brings me to say they spend ALL primary teaching the formulas in Math and then in high school insist that you calculate on a machine, that was fine with me I never could get the theory. lol I remember that crap as well. I always slept through most of it and still passed. But to me, volcanoes would actually harm us humans and kill us faster than what we are already killing ourselves..... [More]
Comment icon #28 Posted by jesspy 15 years ago
lol gotta love scientists. They should just wait for Yellowstone to go.


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