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Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-11-05 22:07:12 -0500, Vic Smith
said:

I recall the oceans absorb solar heat, so to cool the earth we could
dump plane loads of a floating reflective material onto the oceans.
Maybe Christmas tree foil or that glitter stuff kids use with Elmer's
glue.



Nah; a better solution would be to put something big between the Earth
and the sun if it's too hot, a big mirror or a bunch of little ones
somewhere up there if it's too cool.

The technology and materials exist; cost is the biggie.



You are kidding, right?


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