Wow I did the math and -- it's a heck of a task for each centimeter. I'd
just like to add a few thoughts .
The cost shouldn't be a problem - given the crazy amounts our glorious
leaders spend on weaponry and defense - they just need to divert a
reasonable fraction to the problem.
The cost
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The world's largest pump does 150,000 gallons a second, and costs around
$500 Million, and is only pumping a few feet.
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-08/saving-new-orleans-worlds-largest-water-pump
To offset 1 cm of sea level rise, this pump would have to run for 200
years.
Mick
Water runs down hill. If you look at the rock porosity and the depths
of the water table below the Sahara you can see that we could store a
world-metre of sea water down there. So why does it not flow down of
its own accord? Answer because ooze on the sea bed in the oceans
Subject: Re: [geo] Mitigate the sea-level rise
The world's largest pump does 150,000 gallons a second, and costs around $500
Million, and is only pumping a few feet.
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-08/saving-new-orleans-worlds-largest-water-pump
To offset 1 cm of sea level rise, this pump
...@mickwest.com] Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:16 AM To: celso...@gmail.com Cc: geoengineering Subject: Re: [geo] Mitigate the sea-level rise The world's largest pump does 150,000 gallons a second, and costs around $500 Million, and is only pumping a few feet. http://www.popsci.com/scitech/arti
