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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago

Idk anything about stars or solar systems, but when my house gets too hot I just close the curtains and it helps everything cool down. Maybe we can close earth's curtains and will fix it?

[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

This does happen and it’s an effective way to decrease the temperature:

Might be difficult to implement at scale though.

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Couldn’t we do this in a more localized way for large cities? Like a big ol’ shade satellite for areas being dangerously affected by heat waves? I know it’s just a bandaid but we will need these kinds of extreme weather mitigation techniques to keep us alive so we can solve climate change or die trying.

Ps I’m not a scientist, so this is a sci-fi idea only - as in idk the maths of what this would take.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

The structure you describe is called a Soleta. If you are interested, space nerds have explored the possibilities in some detail.

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