Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.
Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.
Colonized artificial reef structures could absorb the power of storms.
Hey guys maybe we should try to stop the source of the problem, you know, things like the oil industry?
Hm, no. Have you considered a wall of mollusks, perhaps oysters? They’re delicious with a bit of tobasco!
I don't blame DARPA here for trying to figure out effective defenses against these massive hurricanes, especially now as they're here to stay even if we went zero emissions today. Stopping big oil is probably outside the purview of DARPA. However, yes, stopping the fossil fuel industry is ultimately what should be being done by the government as a whole.
In fairness people ate all the oysters. There used to be walls of them simmering the rivers and protecting the coast.
Considering what pollution is doing in regards to ocean acidification and killing oysters in Mass I don't think this solution is exactly a step away from climate change as a problem.