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Will the world ever be ready for solar geoengineering?

Many object to shielding the planet from the sun’s rays by injecting particles into the atmosphere, but a small band of researchers think the approach is worth studying before it’s too late

By Tien Nguyen

 The first time Frank Keutsch heard about solar geoengineering, he thought the idea was terrifying. To the Harvard University atmospheric chemist, schemes such as spraying millions of tons of sulfate particles into the sky to reflect the sun’s rays and cool the planet seemed perilous. Not only might the strategies disrupt the atmosphere in unexpected ways, but they might also dramatically alter the weather and harm the lives of Earth’s inhabitants.
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Once considered taboo, discussions about solar geoengineering are growing louder. Many worry that the idea of solar geoengineering—mainly strategies to cool the planet by shooting…

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