Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming
The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.
Feb. 7, 2022 • ~8 min
The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?
Marine heatwaves will happen so often that reefs will struggle to weather successive bleaching events.
Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.
Recent estimates put atmospheric methane at 1,900 parts per billion – close to triple its pre-industrial average.
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s most sunlit regions. A prototype generator uses that sunlight in place of diesel to support unreliable electricity grids.
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s most sunlit regions: our prototype generator uses that sunlight in place of diesel to support unreliable electricity grids.
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