Russian Cosmism by Groys Boris; & Russian Cosmism

Author:Groys, Boris; & Russian Cosmism
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: art; avant-garde; Cosmism; Anarchism; Socialism; Bogdanov; Fedorov; Cosmology; Philosophy;Immortality; Soviet Union; Utopia
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2018-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

Hence, it is clear that if we completely destroyed the albedo, which is impossible, Earth’s average temperature would climb to 104 degrees Celsius. But even a slight decrease in the albedo, to 50 percent, would produce a high temperature of 45 degrees, that is, it would raise it by 28 degrees.

If the temperature difference remained the same, the average temperature at the poles would be +10 degrees, instead of –18 degrees, and it would be +56 degrees at the equator instead of +28 degrees.

Heating the air would bring about an increase in wind velocity, so the temperature difference would not be so great, perhaps.

This would be all right for the temperate and polar regions, but what about the equator, where the temperature would be unbearable for man? If the average temperature were +56 degrees, what would the daytime temperature be? Moreover, the albedo could be further reduced to the albedo of the Moon or Mars. The average temperature would then climb to between +70 and +80 degrees Celsius.

We think we could eventually eliminate this trouble. As we have seen, the temperature of the housing, which would occupy a vast area, could be decreased at will using shiny roofs. This would not work for the vast area of vegetation, since plants will not grow and bear fruit without sunlight. However, this could be accomplished by using mirrors to reflect sunlight into space. Only this would be wasteful, as the plants would bear less fruit and, in addition, Earth’s average temperature would decrease, and the polar regions would be cold as before.

But plants themselves absorb solar energy, accumulating it in fruits and the other fibers of their bodies. The already-existing plants absorb very little energy, no more than 210 percent (e.g., bananas, Burbank cacti). But man will be able to produce plants or processes capable of storing 50 percent or more of the solar energy. The temperature would thus depend on the type of plants and the machines that would store the Sun’s spare (potential) energy. This energy, in the form of fruits and other substance, would be transferred to where it was needed, for example, to colder regions and production sites. Emitting it in such places would be the best way to equalize Earth’s temperature. The Sun’s energy would not be wasted, deflected by clouds or mirrors, but would be released on Earth to heat it evenly and amass resources. It could be used to carry out useful work on Earth, for example, leveling its surface and improving transportation routes. Moreover, Earth’s insufficiently warm regions would also be heated.

This would also solve the issue of the areas, on either side of the equator, located above 45 degrees latitude. Constituting 18 percent of the Earth’s surface, they would be as warm and populated as the tropical regions. People there would also have no need for clothing and shoes. The polar ice would melt, and the oceans would be cleansed of them and covered with rafts, like the exotic seas.

Earth’s population would increase to five billion people, that is, 3,200 times.

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