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Whitewash’ could slow global warming: scientist

By: hasnain send a private message
Limavady : United Kingdom | 16 days ago  
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LIMA:Its very sad for the world that the glaciers of the tropical Andes are particularly vulnerable to climate change and have lost at least 30 per cent of their surface over 30 years.A peruvian scientist has solved this by to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they will absorb less heat.His this idea gained very much popularity as it did very effective reaction and world band and now it is also attracted by a a series of projects to counter climate change that the organization is considering

‘Little by little the glaciers are turning brown. The brown areas and rocks absorb more heat, speeding up the process of glacial melting. Our suggestion is to recreate the original white color and the conditions needed for recovery,’ Gold recently told official news agency Andina.This idea is very fruitfull for the world global warming the more the glaciers disappear, the more earth there is to absorb radiant heat.Paint would be used in environmently friendly and made from a base of lime without chemical components,It will also create 15,000 jobs over five years for the local residents .

The idea of using white paint to combat climate change is not new. It has been proposed by US Energy Secretary and Nobel Physics Prize winner Steven Chu, as a way to use ‘geo-engineering’ to lessen global warming.On some places this idea already has goten the practically shape as in New york where some roofs have been painted white,Gold is the first person to propose applying the idea to something on the scale of glaciers.Gold was invited to address Peruvian lawmakers after he was chosen as a finalist in a contest financed by the World Bank.So for getting good results for the global warming this techonology will really bring revolutin in this sector with the techonology of white wash and credit will be given to Gold from the world.

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Posted By dmccall dmccall | 13 days ago
Imagine a group of beings (people?) coming to visit the Earth in a couple hundred years, after mankind has managed to rid the planet of itself.

How baffled would they be seeing rocks and other surfaces painted white?

This is like throwing a veil over the hole in the wall to cover it up, and thinking that the wind won't blow in anymore.
We need to cure the disease, not just appease the symptoms.
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