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[5] viXra:2005.0281 [pdf] replaced on 2020-08-23 11:49:24
Authors: Alec Feinberg
Comments: 10 Pages.
Solar geoengineering is vital in global warming as results can reverse trends and reduce the probability of a tipping point. As well, the pace and depth of implementing the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) solution is tenuous. This paper focuses on the implementation of a surface solar geoengineering solution to global warming. Although an albedo solution is reasonably practical, work in this area appears stagnant and even implementing Urban Heat Island (UHI) cool roofs on a global level has not yet been widely adopted. Often, to the contrary, urbanization and road construction selection of high solar-absorbing materials continues to be the norm. The solar solution is incorrectly overlooked by comparison to GHG mitigation. This paper provides basic modeling and motivation in our UHI assessments by illustrating the potential impact for reverse forcing. We provide insights into “Earthly components” that can be utilized to increase the opportunity for reducing climate change. Modeling shows that by solar geoengineering hotspots such as UHIs, the effective area could be roughly 11 times smaller than nominal non-hotspot regions in influencing global warming. Indications suggest the corrective action area sizes are of the order of UHI coverage. The versatile model presented, also shows significant global warming estimates due to UHIs and their coverage.
Category: Climate Research
[4] viXra:2005.0248 [pdf] submitted on 2020-05-25 14:22:13
Authors: Alec Feinberg
Comments: 7 Pages. Key Words: Re-Radiation Model, Global Warming Modeling, Planck Parameter, Planck-Albedo Parameter
In this paper, we find a 2.6 times advantage in an albedo solution compared to greenhouse gases (GHG) resolution. Using these results along with an albedo-Planck parameter, it is concluded that a 1.5% solar geoengineering change in the global albedo could result in correcting most of the problem.
Category: Climate Research
[3] viXra:2005.0186 [pdf] replaced on 2020-07-07 18:57:58
Authors: Alec Feinberg
Comments: 15 Pages. Key Words: Albedo Solution, Global Warming Solution, Global Warming Re-radiation Model, Albedo Modeling, Hotspot Mitigation, UHI Global Warming Estimates
Surface albedo geoengineering is vital in Global Warming (GW) as results can reverse trends and reduce the probability of a tipping point. Although an albedo solution is reasonably practical, work in this area appears stagnant and even implementing Urban Heat Island (UHI) cool roofs on a global level has not yet been widely adopted. This paper provides basic modeling and motivation by illustrating the potential impact of reverse forcing. We provide insights into “Earthly areas” that might be utilized to increase the opportunity for reducing warming. Modeling shows that by solar geoengineering select hotspots with aspects like large heat capacities, such as UHIs, and possibly mountain regions, the effective area could be roughly 11 times smaller than nominal non-hotspot regions in influencing global warming. We find that between 0.2% and 1% of the Earth would require modification to resolve most of global warming. This represents about a 1.5% global albedo change. Results are highly dependent on modeling aspects like heat capacity, irradiance, and albedo changes of the area selected. The versatile model was also used to provide UHIs global warming and cooling estimates illustrating their importance.
Category: Climate Research
[2] viXra:2005.0184 [pdf] submitted on 2020-05-17 16:05:35
Authors: Alec Feinberg
Comments: 5 Pages. Key Words: Albedo Modeling, Albedo solution to global warming, solar amplification, hotspots mitigation
In this paper we provide an overview on why the alternate solution to global warming has numerous advantages over greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction. This is initially evident in considering that prior to greenhouse gas reemission, LWR must first occur. In the chain of events, initially we have incoming short wave radiation, absorption, long wave emission, then re-radiation from GHGs. In theory, we can focus on any event in order to mitigate climate change. However, reducing absorption also prevents a second event, greenhouse gas (GHG) reemission. Therefore, in comparison, the greenhouse gas effect is less dynamic. As well the pace and depth of the GHG solution is tenuous. It is of interest in this paper to look at the absorption part in the chain of events. It is obvious that an albedo solution is in theory possible. However, research in this area seems stagnant and implementing even urban heat island cool roofs on a global level has not gone forward. In particular, in this paper we provide some basic modeling and provide insight into “Earthly components” that one could focus on to increase opportunity for reducing climate change.
Category: Climate Research
[1] viXra:2005.0119 [pdf] submitted on 2020-05-10 14:33:31
Authors: Olu Joshua, Adesina Majekodunmi
Comments: 12 Pages.
Climate change is a global phenomenon which effects continue to generate attention. Workers are exposed to many types of climate change related hazards depending on the type of work, geographic region, season, and duration of work time. This study aim to evaluate the effects of climate change on workers with respect to their health, safety and productivity. In this study, data was collected from a total of 200 respondents who were workers across four occupational sectors: agriculture, fishing, construction and food production using well structured questionnaires. There was significant difference between the perceptions of climate impact among the workers in the four sectors from the model final χ2(15, N= 200) = 38.211, p= 0.001 Nagelkerke R2 = 0.186. There was no significant relationship between low productivity and climate change related hazards in workplace, from Omnibus χ2(5, N= 200) 8.642, p= 0.124. The climate change related hazard affected the health and safety which subsequently result in a low productivity by the workers. Increased ambient temperature has more significant effect on the workers in their workplace environment.
Category: Climate Research
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