Adding up to 360 metric tons of aluminium oxide per year to the atmosphere due to disposing of mega-constellation (Starlink etc) satellites might create ozone depletion amongst other as of yet unknown effects. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL109280
I had a longer thread on this topic a while ago and wanted to turn it into a blog post. But I am happy to see real experts weighing in.
Hey @JohnBarentine and @sundogplanets did you know Starlink etc might be threatening ozone layer too?
@FediThing @jwildeboer @JohnBarentine I did know about the possibility, I am very happy that atmospheric chemistry experts wrote a paper on it!
@jwildeboer You're telling me letting something burn up in the atmosphere doesn't just mean it magically disappears? Inconceivable!
"If you don't know how to fix it, please, stop breaking it!" – Severn Cullis-Suzuki's speech to the United Nations, 1992.
@jwildeboer Ken je deze site al? Daarmee kun je een Mastodon thread omzetten naar een blog layout:
@jwildeboer @temptoetiam this topic was already on set a few years ago for the record https://korii.slate.fr/tech/spacex-starlink-kuiper-constellation-satellites-pourrait-detraquer-climat-ozone-aluminium