------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OK, let's get back to where it all started; I believe the original post concerned a habitable planet moving into the shadow of the GG that it orbited, such event only occurring very infrequently (200yrs?) & only lasting for, I believe, several weeks. Considering such a circumstance; Would a few weeks really matter at all? How long would it have to be for it to turn into more than a nuisance, as opposed to a disaster? -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 10/28/15, Craig Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: Subject: Re: [TML] Dyson Sphereunderconstruction? To: xxxxxx@simplelists.com Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 11:36 AM Well, even in winter you're getting some sunlight, plus atmospheric and oceanic circulation from the summer hemisphere. If you cut off all sunlight from reaching the Earth, it would be considerably more grim. On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:24 AM, Bruce Johnson <xxxxxx@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote: On Oct 28, 2015, at 10:11 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote: Hmmmm, guess I'll have to think of something else for the storms. So, how long of a blackout is required to start killing plant life? Depends on the plant. Remember; deciduous trees go for 6 or more months at a time without leaves, hence without need for sunlight. Depending on when the darkness happens, food crops would be dead within a few months. If it happened during springtime your crops would fail; if it were during the fall, you’d get that years crop. I found this with a cursory google search http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2003-10/1065676398.Bt.r.html How long does if have to be for big trees to be affected to the point that they could fall down (even if it doesn't happen till later)? This would be VERY long…dead trees, in the absence of strong winds will remain standing for a very long time. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to xxxxxx@travellercentral.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://archives.simplelists.com -- Craig Berry (http://google.com/+CraigBerry) "Eternity is in love with the productions of time." - William Blake ----- The Traveller Mailing List Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml Report problems to xxxxxx@travellercentral.com To unsubscribe from this list please goto http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=EwREIRgLK8vaUEhNlnoNdSGKwnjoID8a
