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Bill Gates Funds Seawater-Spraying Cloud Machines
lucidkoan writes "Environmentalists have long argued about whether geoengineering (using technology to alter the climate) is a good way to tackle climate change. But the tactic has some heavy hitters on its side, including Bill Gates. The Microsoft founder recently announced plans to invest $300,000 into research for machines that suck up seawater and spray it into the air, seeding white clouds that reflect rays of sunlight away from Earth. The machines, developed by a San Francisco-based research group called Silver Lining, turn seawater into tiny particles that can be shot up over 3,000 feet in the air. The particles increase the density of clouds by increasing the amount of nuclei contained within."
Besides that, 76% + 1/3 > 1, so you should go over your numbers again...
I guess you don't understand what "UP TO" means.
They talk about producing clouds, not water vapor. Clouds are made of liquid water in tiny drops
I guess you don't understand what SURFACE AREA means, and how having (up to) billions upon billions of tiny drops of water increases the surface area for evaporation therefore increases the total evaporation (I suggest you read up on partial pressure, vapor pressure, and dalton's law) and increases the WATER VAPOR in the atmosphere.
In fact if you fail to grasp even such basic concepts, what the hell are you doing here? You're no nerd.
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