• Chriskmee@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m curious, what could Florida do to reduce ocean temperatures with this money?

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      1 year ago

      I just saw a video that showed it’s possible the pollution that cargo ships were emitting were actually seeding enough clouds to somewhat limit the sunlight that hit and warmed the ocean. This effect stopped recently when they were ordered to stop emitting so much of that pollution.

      If it’s true they were actually helping accidentally, we could spray ocean water and the salt could actually seed clouds in the same way.

      If it works, it would be like a bandaid on climate change to keep the ocean temps a few degrees cooler for awhile.

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        1 year ago

        That’s an interesting idea, but not something I would expect Florida to have much say in.

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      1 year ago

      They can limit their own greenhouse gas emissions, by doing things like subsidizing the conversion of homes which currently use fossil fuels for heating, hot water heating, and cooking to not do so, as well as subsidize solar panels on home roofs.

      This won’t lower temperatures from where they are now, but it does reduce the future increase.

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        Also, it let’s people know the issue is serious. If places like Florida that are suffering the effects of climate change already don’t take it seriously, when it’s to their benefit now, why should other places do anything when it doesn’t affect them yet.

        Of course they should, and it will.

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        1 year ago

        In all honesty, it sounds nice and I am not against the idea, but I really have a hard time seeing it having any measurable effect.

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          1 year ago

          Each tiny drop on its own raises the water level an imperceptible amout. Together they fill a lake

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        1 year ago

        If they would extract heat from the air or even the water, it would actually help. Not by leaps and bounds but it would at least be carbon negative.