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#76 2025-04-15 19:07:19
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Re: Terraforming Earth
So, looking at this again:
Far better though, perhaps would be to work with fresh water on a humid seacoast.
OK, this would be a round canal as a collector:
I am imagining that if you were putting slush of water ice into the canal under the Shade Balls, you might be able to push the slush and Shade Balls around the circle to help distribution of the Slush.
I have been thinking of the potential value of this structure on Mars.
I could serve as an air generator, and distillation, and Precision Fermentation device.
In the process of distilling water, the waste heat could go into the canal along with Hydrogen.
Oxygen could be handled separately.
A circular structure is not mandated. It could be of a polygon. Perhaps a Square, or Serpentine.
In the age of animated machines, complex heliostats would be able tilt light to appropriate spots on the covering roof for the solar cells. The roof could be "Smart", and say that it wants more, or less.
Solar Panels will not want to be overheated, but kept cool, but may handle more light if not abused with too much heat.
Robots that work as Heliostat directors during daylight might be able to do other tasks at night.
This should have value on Earth, Mars, and maybe other worlds.
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#77 2025-04-16 10:24:56
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Re: Terraforming Earth
In the previous post I mentioned heliostats to assist solar panels.
I do not think they have to be very powerful as solar concentrators. Perhaps they can have a active flex mirror, that can go slightly convex or concave.
I also think that since they would be robots, they may have the ability to protect themselves from bad weather, such as wind, Hail, or Dust.
With humanoid robots nearing stronger utility this is not as silly as it may seem.
It is also not completely wrong to think that solar panels might have some form of active protective animation.
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#78 2025-05-06 14:38:33
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Well, it appears that the Earth has greater than advertised coping mechanisms for CO2.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolo … r-AA1EhmfI Quote:
Worldwide increase in plant CO2 capture signals major climate shift
Story by Joshua Shavit • 1h •
5 min read
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Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air. This massive exchange—called gross primary production (GPP)—is the largest carbon movement on the planet. GPP fuels the land carbon cycle and helps balance the atmosphere. But for years, scientists haven’t been able to pin down just how much carbon plants take in, or where and when they do it.
For decades, the global estimate for GPP hovered around 120 petagrams of carbon per year. That number, based mostly on satellite data and indirect modeling, became the standard. But a fresh look at the numbers reveals that plants may actually absorb far more carbon—up to 157 petagrams each year. That’s a leap of 31%, shaking up long-held views on how the planet breathes.
The revised estimate appeared in Nature and carries big weight. If plants soak up more carbon than we thought, they may offer more help in slowing climate change. It also changes the math in models that predict how Earth’s climate will shift in the coming decades. These models rely on solid GPP numbers to track carbon sinks and gauge how fast greenhouse gases pile up.
And also,
It is not a surprise then that the Sahara may be greening, as rising CO2 and the greater amount of water vapor cycling, should make it greener.
So, it may be that we are just lucky. Good!
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