2007-09-09 02:46:37 · 12 answers · asked by bluethunderburst 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
first of all:we aint all that..yeah we're developed compared to what the world was 100years ago..that dont mean THAT we smart..if we were we wouldnt still be burning fossil fuels which melt the ice caps...
2nd of all:how could we build something that could possibly refreeze a couple million litres of water...
not happening im sorry,but its nice to try figure out ways to save the planet..that i give u thumbs up...
=)
2007-09-13 02:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work as an air conditioning installer. To cool an average house to about 27c when it is 30c outside you need a unit about 1m cubed in size. To cool the atmosphere enough to refreeze the icecaps you would need a unit bigger than the moon. We dont have the tech to refreeze icecaps.
2007-09-09 10:01:08 · answer #2 · answered by uginuk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would just be temporarily solving the symptoms. you would probably contribute more to global warming by using the "technology". it would take a alot of energy to refreeze some 1000 square miles.
2007-09-09 09:53:13 · answer #3 · answered by Justin L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because an action usually requires an expenditure of energy, and energy produces heat. Refreezing them, then, would only serve to produce conditions to melt them again.
2007-09-09 09:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can think of only one possible technological solution. That would be to put a huge (and I mean HUGE) solar reflector in orbit over a large part of the earth so that a huge (and again, I mean HUGE) amount of the sun's energy is reflected back into space.
2007-09-09 10:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Refrigeration creates heat so any giant freezers that were used to freeze the icecaps would create more heat elsewhere.
2007-09-09 09:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by Sandy G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. But i suppose its a natural process and sometimes science can't always mimic nature. And how on earth would it be possible to freeze such vast areas of ice, especially considering they were naturally frozen? I dont know, but its a thought.
2007-09-09 09:50:46 · answer #7 · answered by YA RLY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We would have to do it constantly since the source of heat causing them to melt is constantly growing.
It would be easier to solve the problem.
2007-09-09 09:49:27 · answer #8 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Blue,
Are you able to put your hand behind (or under) the refrigerator/freezer in your kitchen?
2007-09-09 09:52:40 · answer #9 · answered by eek 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what we're trying to do. That's part of reversing global warming.
2007-09-09 09:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by bonitakale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋