"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Charlie wrote:
IIRC, the Soviets investigated the use of giant orbital inflated
optics to make Siberia warmer. Although the concept never left the
"paper study" phase, I believe that they were on the right track.

At present, there is much discussion on global warming. There is a
vast political movement to "do something about it", based on some
computer projections that show serious consequences within a century
if some trends proceed as expected. The universal demand is to reduce
anthropogenic CO2 emmissions.

Attempting to regulate the climate by regulating the amount of
man-made greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere is highly
inefficient. Effects of even draconian measures would take decades to
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Questions? Comments?

I diddn't read the details.
It is fundamentally possible to regulate insolation to earth.
However, it's probably going to be cheaper to replace fossil fueled power
stations with nuclear ones.

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Cheaper in the short run yes and should be done regardless. But if such a
system were possible in combination with some other proposed technologies
for weather control it could reduce natural disasters, increase habitable
land, increase crop yields, decrease possibilities of crop
disasters...basicly. Many possibilities....if it were possible. Then there's
the obvious 'Drama movie' type question. Who controls it.

-Matthew Hagston