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Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are seeking a federal permit to experiment in the waters off Cape Cod and see if tweaking the ocean’s chemistry could help slow climate change. //
The scientists want to disperse 6,600 gallons of sodium hydroxide — a strong base — into the ocean about 10 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The process, called ocean alkalinity enhancement or OAE, should temporarily increase that patch of water’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the air. This first phase of the project, targeted for early fall, will test chemical changes to the seawater, diffusion of the chemical and effects on the ecosystem.
If successful, the team plans to conduct a larger trial next year in the Gulf of Maine.
Just for the record, the Atlantic Ocean contains 82 billion billion gallons of water. That's a lot of water. (And yes, gallons. I use freedom measurements.) The world's oceans combined contain 97 percent of the water on the planet, amounting to 352,670,000,000,000,000,000 gallons. Even if this experiment were to yield some measurable results, what do these researchers propose to do next? There isn't enough lye on the planet to be able to do this on a global scale. //
Desert Knights
a day ago
Always knew climate change folks were lyers. //
UpLateAgain
a day ago edited
And thank God they are not able to do it to sufficient scale to have any measurable effect. We currently have an atmosphere with roughly 420 Parts Per Million CO2. Ideal saturation for plant growth is closer to 1500 PPM, and the Earth has averaged somewhere around 1000 PPM for the entirety of its existence. At 150 PPM, plants start dying off at a potentially unrecoverable rate. In other words, we don't have too much CO2. We have too little... or at the very least on the lower end of acceptable. CO2 doesn't cause climate change. It is a byproduct of climate change. When the Earth warms, CO2 increases.... usually after a period of between 50 and 100 years (depending on how rapidly the Earth warmed). During the glacial eras, CO2 was down to about 180 PPM. These clowns, likely trying to get grant money, are going to some day do something that actually does have an effect, and endanger actually killing the planet... because when the plants go, the animals aren't far behind.
SEE:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/climate-scientists-say-we-should-embrace-higher-co2-levels-5551562?src_src=Morningbrief&src_cmp=mb-2023-12-31&est=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZec9eh0f3cDe%2FrwZrW5AK7N3ykoCaSoB2Kl%2FSebydvZTYx08oz5RWkI%3D