A team of climate experts of the historic Harvard University has found the solution to global warming : the diamond dust .
‘s right. A study published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics explains that to cool the planet Earth just reflect the Sun’s rays spraying diamond dust into the atmosphere.
How? Replacing aerosols of sulfate with diamond nanoparticles. The latter, in fact, the Harvard researchers are much less dangerous environment of the first.
Many human activities and the use of fossil fuels that contain more sulfur particles, entering the atmosphere each year about 70 million tons of sulfur in the form of SO2.
In the air, the sulfur dioxide combines with water Atmospheric forming sulfuric acid, which in turn dissolves in the drops of water in the form of sulfate ions.
In the air, the sulfur dioxide combines with water Atmospheric forming sulfuric acid, which in turn dissolves in drops of water in the form of sulfate ions.
The result is the formation of clouds of color more or less yellow capable of reflecting sunlight.
Ultimately, use fossil fuels to produce energy causes a considerable increase of CO2, the main cause the heating effect.
To resolve these problems, the researchers would like to use two particular types of solid nanoparticles: those made of aluminum oxide, which would have the same cooling effect of sulfates, and those made with synthetic diamonds which instead would be more effective by 50%.
An idea that if it actually works, it could save the planet as long as you have a lot of money to do it today because the synthetic diamond powder will cost about $ 100 the pound.
We dare not imagine how much it could cost to cool the entire planet. But for the moment the issue does not arise. Let scientists work on nanoparticles, then you’ll see.
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