Technology Fire

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting nature's nature & 'ain't that odd'

We have technology which we understand and can deploy to 'help' the earth. We can begin seeding the atmosphere, seeding the ocean,and sequestering carbon. Wow, this is scary.

One idea is to up well ocean currents bringing the cold bottom water up near the surface. This would "help" plankton rapidly grow, thus taking in more carbon. In effect, we would create a world scale carbon vacuum cleaner; on a world scale!

While technologically speaking this might be wonderful, how will all the millions of natural wildlife, ocean environments, and the world current flow of the oceans be changed. We do not know. The oceans are one of the least explored and least understood environments on the planet.

And we want to start messing with mother nature for just our human benefit. What is wrong with that picture?

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