New ideas to reduce global warming with lunar dust

Comparison picture of the situation of global warming that is getting more and more intense.  lboro.ac.uk

Global warming is a long-standing problem. And it seems to get more and more intense as time goes on. Even though there are many campaigns and measures to reduce global temperature But the results of the changes were not so impressive. and even if there is a policy to issue regulations that everyone follows Along with the directing of the penalty Still can’t provoke people’s deep awareness anyway. The solution to this problem is rather faint and hopeless. Until scientists have the idea of ​​using the moon’s dust as a parasol for the world.

Images of the lunar surface show that there is a lot of dust. bbc.com

This out-of-the-box and limitless thinking whether it will succeed in the end or not It will definitely have an impact on the ideas of new generations of scientists, when trying to make changes and use Earth’s resources to solve problems, but not making progress. Let’s try something out of this world. From the survey data outside the world around L1 (Lagrange Point 1), which is the side where the Earth always faces the Sun. It was found that the density of dust clearly affects the temperature and heat balance on the surface.

The figure shows the Lagrange region in different positions. researchgate.net

Scientists therefore came up with the idea of ​​opening an umbrella for the world. by aiming at the dust that is abundant on the moon which the ideal work plan is moving the mass of those dust to a special orbit between the Earth and the Sun The shadow of the dust towards the earth also helps to lower the temperature. It’s like when we stand and spread our umbrellas in the blazing sun. In fact, parasols made of special materials were thought of before. It is a thin material and durable enough to float in space. But not yet able to extend the material to take shape first saw the potential for shading dust layers on other planets Since this works quite well on other planets. Planet Earth could be useful as well.

Image of dust moving through the channel between the Earth and the Sun.  iflscience.com

But the troubling thing is that the idea is hugely valuable. The actual work is quite difficult. and has a high level of risk Because it has to transport a large amount of dust into the desired orbit. And locking the dust cloud will not last forever. After experiencing pressure, gravity, solar wind and other phenomena in the atmosphere The dust may spread apart or shift. Until unable to help filter the light from the sun anymore There are also difficulties with the drilling machinery that may need to be installed on the moon. to sort and collect usable dust before further transporting This doesn’t even count the dangers of lunar dust. That has been studied that has a negative effect on human health as well

ref : iflscience