Cocoons around stars, the Sun and Earth:
the zodiacal light, 1816, and global warming.
In the 1970s infrared surveys showed that many stars are surrounded by clouds of dust.
In 1982 scientists began to worry about the prospect of nuclear winter, severe cooling caused by dust
thrown up during a nuclear war. Dust from the 1815 Tambora volcanic eruption resulted in ‘the year
without a summer’, 1816. The 1983 IRAS survey mapped the infrared radiation from the Sun’s debris disk,
long known about indirectly because of the zodiacal light. In 2001 scientists on the UN’s International
Panel for Climate Change began to predict global warming and climate change caused by rising CO2 levels
in the atmosphere.
Michael Rowan-Robinson, an international expert on dust shells around stars and on the Sun’s debris disk,
draws together the impact of these dust and molecular cocoons around stars, the Sun and Earth, and
warns of the urgent need to get to net zero.
Part of the Southwold Science Week STEM programme.
WCB Comedy Stand up in Southwold: Headliner Mark Watson
Sat 26 Sep
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You want the BEST... y ou have Found the BEST! With the largest Unique and EXCLUSIVE Range of Presentations; A SEND-friendly accessible walk-in Dome! Step inside the award-winning Auriga Star Dome at Southwold Arts Centre and embark on an immersive journey through space. Explore planets, stars, galaxies, and the wonders of the Universe in a unique, presenter-led experience. Suitable for all ages...
Cocoons around stars, the Sun and Earth: the zodiacal light, 1816, and global warming. In the 1970s infrared surveys showed that many stars are surrounded by clouds of dust. In 1982 scientists began to worry about the prospect of nuclear winter, severe cooling caused by dust thrown up during a nuclear war. Dust from the 1815 Tambora volcanic eruption resulted in ‘the year without a summer’, 1816....
