Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWe Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlinkjacobin.comexternal-linkmessage-square503fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down1116
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minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoIt’s not enough, but I would bet it might have a cooling effect as it reflects more light in the upper atmosphere. But we should really still make sure, and more importantly not trust Elon with any data flowing over those satellites.
minus-squaretrailee@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoIt might! But the article I linked also suggests it might destroy ozone and have a net warming effect. We just don’t know. The upper atmosphere has never before had this level of direct pollution injection.
It’s not enough, but I would bet it might have a cooling effect as it reflects more light in the upper atmosphere.
But we should really still make sure, and more importantly not trust Elon with any data flowing over those satellites.
It might! But the article I linked also suggests it might destroy ozone and have a net warming effect. We just don’t know. The upper atmosphere has never before had this level of direct pollution injection.