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Comment Re:Heard a similar (Score 1) 221

I read "SPACE" by Stephen Baxter (from 2000) a couple of days ago, and was also built on the idea of periodical mass extinctions allover the galaxy (with a happy ending though). He proposed it as an explanation of Fermi's Paradox. Shortly put: "If they existed, they would be here."

Us living in a galaxy with periodic mass extinctions might explain why we have not been encountered by the alien species yet, even though they should, theoretically, be allover the place. No mention of Atlantis though.

Comment Re:What about friction? (Score 1) 867

The air moving wildly about is a result of too much energy being trapped in the system, which is the case right now. If you remove some of that from the air, it will NOT lead to increased warming.

Just because you perceive a moving wind as cooling does not mean it has a cooling effect on the entire system. It just redistributes the energy that is within the atmosphere, to a great part trapped solar energy. Us using this trapped energy wont increase the net sum of trapped energy.

Comment Re:What if we take away too much wind? (Score 1) 867

The Earth has too much of winds, not too little, so that would not be a problem. As someone hinted at earlier, deforestation has an impact on winds. Imagine the impact of Sahara on the global wind system, with dust storms increasing incredibly over the last few decades.

    Forests "soften" winds, but do not remove them. Empty open areas make the winds more violent in a way the environment does not benefit from. Rather, the problem, if any, with a lot of propellers etc out there, the wind patterns might be disturbed if these things are not placed wisely. You do not want to create instabilities that evolve into hurricanes.

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