Satellite Mega-constellations may collapse the Earth's Ozone Layer by the 2040's
Posted by broccolimemes@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 13 comments
funtongue@reddit
Seeing “Wonderful Person” Anton Petrov featured in this subreddit was never on my bingo card.
broccolimemes@reddit (OP)
It almost feels wrong to doom post one of his videos, ngl.
tritisan@reddit
I was just thinking that too.
AWD_YOLO@reddit
Once they’re up there we’re committed.
Economy_Day_553@reddit
Put it on the pile lol
captainzigzag@reddit
The more caps in the title, the less I want to watch it
PeaOk5697@reddit
I won't allow that
ContessaChaos@reddit
We just fixed it!!! Fuck it, I'm buying a case of Aquanet. j/k.
StatementBot@reddit
The following submission statement was provided by /u/broccolimemes:
This video discusses satellite megaconstellations as a newly realized threat posed to the ozone layer that is primarily driven by the atmospheric burning of deorbited satellites. As these thousands of satellites plummet back to Earth they release tons of aluminum oxide nanoparticles into the stratosphere.These metallic vapors act as a catalyst for chemical reactions that rapidly destroy ozone molecules. These particles linger for years and accelerate ozone-destroying chlorine reactions in the upper atmosphere. Thus, undermining the progress made by the Montreal Protocol which is commonly considered the world's greatest "come together to the save the environment" achievement. Researchers point out that the space industry currently operates like a massive, unregulated geoengineering experiment. Scientists warn that rapid expansion of satellite megaconstellations could severely erode the ozone layer by the 2040s.With major global operators—including SpaceX, Amazon (Kuiper), and others—rapidly expanding their swarms, the cumulative environmental impact is a growing focus of both atmospheric research and regulatory attention. SpaceX in particular is currently attempting to go public as the most expensive IPO in ever.
Edit: The video also discusses possible solutions to the issue such as building satellites out of wood and updating the Montreal protocol to regulate these satellite swarms. The issue needs to be addressed ASAP considering SpaceX has already filed an application with the FCC to launch a million satellites.
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thehomeyskater@reddit
Oh dear god
ambelamba@reddit
The upside: Kessler Effects won't last that long.
The downside: Fuck.
broccolimemes@reddit (OP)
This video discusses satellite megaconstellations as a newly realized threat posed to the ozone layer that is primarily driven by the atmospheric burning of deorbited satellites. As these thousands of satellites plummet back to Earth they release tons of aluminum oxide nanoparticles into the stratosphere.These metallic vapors act as a catalyst for chemical reactions that rapidly destroy ozone molecules. These particles linger for years and accelerate ozone-destroying chlorine reactions in the upper atmosphere. Thus, undermining the progress made by the Montreal Protocol which commonly considered the world's greatest "come together to the save the environment" achievement.Researchers point out that the space industry currently operates like a massive, unregulated geoengineering experiment. Scientists warn that rapid expansion of satellite megaconstellations could severely erode the ozone layer by the 2040s.With major global operators—including SpaceX, Amazon (Kuiper), and others—rapidly expanding their swarms, the cumulative environmental impact is a growing focus of both atmospheric research and regulatory attention. SpaceX in particular is currently attempting to go public as the most expensive IPO in ever.
bipolarearthovershot@reddit
Wonderful addition to the metacrisis. Humans are so fucking stupid