@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 8 months agoCould a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Time and money would be better spent on working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmospherewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkCould a Giant Parasol in Outer Space Help Solve the Climate Crisis? Time and money would be better spent on working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and removing carbon dioxide from the atmospherewww.nytimes.com@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareKalkaline linkfedilink5•8 months agoThe JWST is still functioning at a very high level. It’s a poor comparison if you’re trying to argue against putting expensive stuff in space.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•8 months agoThe point was that it got hit, despite being smaller than this would need to be. That’s where the analogy ends, because its purpose is very different from a giant umbrella.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoThe idea is less umbrella and more parasol. Tiny holes would be just fine.
The JWST is still functioning at a very high level. It’s a poor comparison if you’re trying to argue against putting expensive stuff in space.
The point was that it got hit, despite being smaller than this would need to be. That’s where the analogy ends, because its purpose is very different from a giant umbrella.
The idea is less umbrella and more parasol. Tiny holes would be just fine.