Should we geoengineer larger ice caps?
The climate of Earth is susceptible to catastrophes that could threaten the longevity of human civilization. Geoengineering to reduce incoming solar radiation has been suggested as a way to mediate the warming effects of contemporary climate change, but a geoengineering program for thousands of year...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.1507.05495 2023-05-15T16:38:14+02:00 Should we geoengineer larger ice caps? Haqq-Misra, Jacob 2015 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1507.05495 https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.05495 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2015.07.002 arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ Earth and Planetary Astrophysics astro-ph.EP Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics physics.ao-ph Physics and Society physics.soc-ph FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2015 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1507.05495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2015.07.002 2022-04-01T12:02:10Z The climate of Earth is susceptible to catastrophes that could threaten the longevity of human civilization. Geoengineering to reduce incoming solar radiation has been suggested as a way to mediate the warming effects of contemporary climate change, but a geoengineering program for thousands of years could also be used to enlarge the size of the polar ice caps and create a permanently cooler climate. Such a large ice cap state would make Earth less susceptible to climate threats and could allow human civilization to survive further into the future than otherwise possible. Intentionally extending Earth's glacial coverage will require uninterrupted commitment to this program for millenia but would ultimately reach a cooler equilibrium state where geoengineering is no longer needed. Whether or not this program is ever attempted, this concept illustrates the need to identify preference among potential climate states to ensure the long-term success of civilization. : Accepted for publication in Futures Text Ice cap DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The climate of Earth is susceptible to catastrophes that could threaten the longevity of human civilization. Geoengineering to reduce incoming solar radiation has been suggested as a way to mediate the warming effects of contemporary climate change, but a geoengineering program for thousands of years could also be used to enlarge the size of the polar ice caps and create a permanently cooler climate. Such a large ice cap state would make Earth less susceptible to climate threats and could allow human civilization to survive further into the future than otherwise possible. Intentionally extending Earth's glacial coverage will require uninterrupted commitment to this program for millenia but would ultimately reach a cooler equilibrium state where geoengineering is no longer needed. Whether or not this program is ever attempted, this concept illustrates the need to identify preference among potential climate states to ensure the long-term success of civilization. : Accepted for publication in Futures |
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