Submitted by TurretLauncher t3_11rhrx9 in science
weaselmaster t1_jc8z820 wrote
Reply to comment by Izawwlgood in Researchers: Floating solar panels could provide over a third of global electricity by TurretLauncher
Changing water’s reflectivity would be suicide - a suicide that we’re already attempting by bathing with oily UV-reflective sun tan lotion all over ourselves, that then blocks the needed UV light from underwater plants, eliminating entire habitats.
Izawwlgood t1_jc900og wrote
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200923-could-geoengineering-save-the-arctic-sea-ice
Similar to this, though I've also read of proposals to release dyes in the polar gyre to reduce reflectivity.
Light isn't a limiting factor for most marine biomes that rely on photosynthesis.
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