Studying for Midterm #1 has gotten me depressed. It seems that we humans have a better understanding of how climate works than I had previously thought, and that even though we have this understanding, we are ignoring the facts and living like global warming is not a threat.
It seems that along with decreasing/stopping the use of fossil fuels, increasing the earth's albedo might be a potential antidote for global warming. Local increases in albedo, such as painting a rooftop white, can help, as demonstrated in this science experiment:
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/2007/Ryan.html
This upcoming larger-scale experiment plans to investigate this hypothesis further:
http://www.astc.org/iglo/?p=90
And this site seems to be promoting more of a social statement/protest regarding global warming. Those who are involved in the project wear white to signify the importance of increasing albedo:
http://www.canary-project.org/albedo/
This page shows a diagram of the vicious circle of global warming:
http://www.canary-project.org/albedo/pdfs/albedo_info_page.pdf
Maybe if we created white structures at the poles, overall global warming would be decreased? High albedo rates at the poles are also imporant because the magnetosphere directs solar wind to the poles to be reflected...for now, at least.
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