New research shows densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa could harvest effectively unlimited energy from solar panels floating on calm tropical seas near the equator.

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    1 year ago

    So cut the amount of energy going to the life that produces the oxygen we need to survive…

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      1 year ago

      Well, with they way ocean temps are skyrocketing, maybe it doesn’t hurt to siphon off a bit of that energy.

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      1 year ago

      That was my first thought too. But then I remembered this research article saying that oceans were turning greener… https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02262-9 maybe we’re at a win-win situation? Phytoplankton are the base of the marine food web, and their blooms can deplete oxygen levels in the water, endangering the marine ecosystem…