[extropy-chat] global warming eats island

[Lúcio de Souza Coelho]

On 12/31/06, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
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> Yes, but luckily they don't *stay* that way for decades or centuries,
> and they are not global. Of course, if the Spike/Singularity comes
> along in the next 50 or 100 years, all this is moot. But I'd rather
> not take that chance with planetary havoc, if it can be avoided.
(...)

If "globality" is a problem for you, there are other global warming
workarounds that do not affect global levels of incident sunlight. For
instance large tracts of land can be painted in white, reflecting back
sunlight to space.