2 pointsby Bender7 hours ago2 comments
  • JoeAltmaier7 hours ago
    Science fiction has thought of this decades ago. Possibly the most drastic environmental effects that any human activity has wrought so far.

    Consider - sunlight duration is a critical trigger in the lifecycle of many, many species, most very tiny. Insects and smaller. They can time dormancy to day length. Not the average, since weather is so fickle: even a flicker of sunlight means daylight because, only the sun can do that so it must be up there.

    Bring a species out of dormancy at the wrong time of year, and it'll probably die. Do it over a broad area and it becomes an extinction event.

    What micro-biomes can we do without? Who knows. These guys aren't even talking about it, I imagine. Just a gee-whiz thing - We can make it as bright as day, during the night! Wouldn't that be cool?

    Not cool.

  • Bender7 hours ago
    Original Title: Scientists reveal controversial plan to launch 50,000 MIRRORS into space for 'sunlight on demand' – but sceptics warn it poses 'serious risks' to wildlife and humans