All these creative ideas are excellent and we need a broad approach to solving what appears to at times be an insurmountable issue. There are heating elements that cannot be measured by drone or satellite technology, maybe they can. However, there exists man-made physical obstacles in place built by humans, unless they are removed there is a strong possibility that we'll never get ahead of our climate issues. If we continue to not address these vast obstructions our Climate will continue to bake in extreme weather circumstances
The Russians and Canadians 60-70 Years ago constructed some of the largest Hydroelectric dams found on Earth and located them in the Northern Hemisphere's subarctic. Keep in mind that the subarctic remains the home of the largest quantity of freshwaters on planet Earth. Much of this water could be found in the major rivers there that were flowing year-round from Siberia to Labrador.
These waters eventually entered the Arctic Ocean. Also notable decades ago, the subarctic region was a cool dessert often with permafrost .
The dams, constructed from 1950s -1980's, were 400-800 feet tall, many of these major rivers were dammed,many with multiple dams. Rivers that flowed for thousands of years ceased to flow..
It would take a decade to fill many of the huge reservoirs that the dams formed. So the waters held back behind the dams sat stagnant heating in the sun throughout summer. Without it's natural year-round seasonal flows rivers dropped much of their nutrient content that would have made it to the Arctic Ocean to support marine life at the time it is needed most. Waters also lost much of its silica a building bloc for life. In addition, oxygen levels are greatly depleted, migratory fish populations disappear, and waters irradiated by the sun during the summer are warmed, leading to regional increases in humidity and temperatures, which is particularly notable in winter
The hydroelectric model used in the subarctic is a seasonal cycling of water with a Strictly Regulated Discharge model.
Ths model obstructs and stores over 90% of the dam's waters for months at a time in summer. And only in winter months is the hydroelectric energy is generated.
Waters are fed into turbines well below the top of dams, at a discharge rate 5-20 times greater then natural year-round river flows. Waters are also much much warmer than the arctic air outside and forms unlimited amounts of water vapor heat down thru all the former river vallies along the subarctic
Use of this model in the most sensitive regions, like the poles, pose a threat by altering local weather patterns. Repeated over years, this model has lead to regional climate disruptions. This is achieved by forcing huge amounts of warmer fresh waters into the Arctic Ocean(Estuary). More fresh water than ever before in recent 1000'S year history, leading to changes in salinity and major disruption of ocean currents. The dams need to come down ASAP
Globally, there is a rush to build thousands more dams. Presently, there are over 16 million dams including 50,000 large dams. In the subarctic region from Siberia to Labrador there exists the greatest number of Strict Flow Regulated Hydroelectric Plants than anywhere else on the planet. The Gulf of Maine and its fisheries depend on a healthy Arctic Ocean feeding into the Labrador Sea. Although making electricity is important, we need to pause and consider the consequences of how these dams are affecting our oceans, our climate. and our livelihoods
All these creative ideas are excellent and we need a broad approach to solving what appears to at times be an insurmountable issue. There are heating elements that cannot be measured by drone or satellite technology, maybe they can. However, there exists man-made physical obstacles in place built by humans, unless they are removed there is a strong possibility that we'll never get ahead of our climate issues. If we continue to not address these vast obstructions our Climate will continue to bake in extreme weather circumstances
The Russians and Canadians 60-70 Years ago constructed some of the largest Hydroelectric dams found on Earth and located them in the Northern Hemisphere's subarctic. Keep in mind that the subarctic remains the home of the largest quantity of freshwaters on planet Earth. Much of this water could be found in the major rivers there that were flowing year-round from Siberia to Labrador.
These waters eventually entered the Arctic Ocean. Also notable decades ago, the subarctic region was a cool dessert often with permafrost .
The dams, constructed from 1950s -1980's, were 400-800 feet tall, many of these major rivers were dammed,many with multiple dams. Rivers that flowed for thousands of years ceased to flow..
It would take a decade to fill many of the huge reservoirs that the dams formed. So the waters held back behind the dams sat stagnant heating in the sun throughout summer. Without it's natural year-round seasonal flows rivers dropped much of their nutrient content that would have made it to the Arctic Ocean to support marine life at the time it is needed most. Waters also lost much of its silica a building bloc for life. In addition, oxygen levels are greatly depleted, migratory fish populations disappear, and waters irradiated by the sun during the summer are warmed, leading to regional increases in humidity and temperatures, which is particularly notable in winter
The hydroelectric model used in the subarctic is a seasonal cycling of water with a Strictly Regulated Discharge model.
Ths model obstructs and stores over 90% of the dam's waters for months at a time in summer. And only in winter months is the hydroelectric energy is generated.
Waters are fed into turbines well below the top of dams, at a discharge rate 5-20 times greater then natural year-round river flows. Waters are also much much warmer than the arctic air outside and forms unlimited amounts of water vapor heat down thru all the former river vallies along the subarctic
Use of this model in the most sensitive regions, like the poles, pose a threat by altering local weather patterns. Repeated over years, this model has lead to regional climate disruptions. This is achieved by forcing huge amounts of warmer fresh waters into the Arctic Ocean(Estuary). More fresh water than ever before in recent 1000'S year history, leading to changes in salinity and major disruption of ocean currents. The dams need to come down ASAP
Globally, there is a rush to build thousands more dams. Presently, there are over 16 million dams including 50,000 large dams. In the subarctic region from Siberia to Labrador there exists the greatest number of Strict Flow Regulated Hydroelectric Plants than anywhere else on the planet. The Gulf of Maine and its fisheries depend on a healthy Arctic Ocean feeding into the Labrador Sea. Although making electricity is important, we need to pause and consider the consequences of how these dams are affecting our oceans, our climate. and our livelihoods