"Unveiling the Potential of Clouds in Mitigating Global Warming through Solar Geoengineering"
TL;DR
Scientists conducted the first outdoor test in the United States of technology designed to brighten clouds and reflect some of the sun's rays back into space as a way to temporarily cool the overheating planet. The goal is to hold global warming to a relatively safe level, but as carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, the idea of deliberately intervening in climate systems is becoming more realistic. If successful, the next stage would involve attempting to change the composition of clouds above the Earth's oceans.
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- To Slow Global Warming, Scientists Test Solar Geoengineering The New York Times
- Weak anvil cloud area feedback suggested by physical and observational constraints Nature.com
- Clouds are going to buy us time: we just have to find out what they are "telling us" - ECONews ECOticias
- Simple Equations Shed Light on the Enigma of How Clouds Will Affect Future Climate Change LBV Magazine
- Simple equations clarify cloud climate conundrum Phys.org
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