How a sun shade tied to an asteroid could cool Earth
Using a space rock as a counterweight would, in theory, keep a giant parasol in place at a point 932,000 miles from Earth toward the sun.
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Using a space rock as a counterweight would, in theory, keep a giant parasol in place at a point 932,000 miles from Earth toward the sun.
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CBC Science What on Earth? James Westman 4vAug 23 "....................................................... One potential effect of the atom bomb wasn't understood until years after the death of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project. Specifically, the concept of nuclear winter, which was first brought to the world's attention by astrophysicist and author Carl Sagan in 1983. Virtually…
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the possible effects of a nuclear winter, as well as the discovery of a humungous old-growth tree in B.C.
Nuclear war could produce a huge smoke cloud known as a nuclear winter, devastating agriculture and civilisation, a study shows.