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"It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being
seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat.
We’re using water cannons to spray seawater into the sky. This causes brighter,
whiter clouds to form. These low marine clouds reflect sunlight away from the
ocean’s surface, protecting the marine life below from the worst of climate
change.
Australia’s Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program – a collaboration between
several universities, CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science – is
exploring whether cloud brightening could reduce coral bleaching. As an
oceanographer and engineer I lead the program’s research into cooling and
shading techniques.
We started exploring cloud brightening after the mass bleaching event in 2016.
First, we needed to develop and test the underlying technologies in the lab.
Then we began pilot testing in the central Great Barrier Reef near Townsville
during January 2020. After several iterations we have now moved beyond “proof
of concept” to investigating the response of the clouds themselves."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
