Technology · 1 year ago

Supercomputer Will Help Decide whether to Block the Sun

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Supercomputer Will Help Decide whether to Block the Sun

www.scientificamerican.com

Technology · 1 year ago

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A new supercomputer is helping climate scientists determine whether injecting human-made, sun-blocking aerosols into the stratosphere would also alter thunderstorms and rainfall

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You got a better idea? Earth is cooking, convincing everybody to stop burning fossil fuel is not working, and we’re out of time.
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  Killing not only us but the entire fauna and flora ISNT an option.
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    You realize the idea is to reduce how much sunlight reaches the surface, not completely block it, right?
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    Who proposed doing that?

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