How you would solve a problem like Eyjafjallajokull

BBC NEWS (May 20 2010)

1. Our article in which scientists launched theoretically plausible, if practically utterly unlikely, suggestions for tackling the Eyjafjallajokull eruption provoked an energetic response from readers. Now Prof Gillian Foulger of Durham University's earth science department and Dr David Rothery, a volcanologist with the Open University, offer your ideas the full weight of scientific examination. All we need is a giant carbon-nano-tube. Placing the tube over the top of the volcano, internal turbines could be used to generate electrical power. The remaining exhaust could be funnelled out into space (see diagram above) in such a way as to propel the Earth away from the Sun to mitigate the effects of global warming by reducing the incidental power received from the sun. Mike (Read Full Article)

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