Drastic and Irreversible Climate Geoengineering Worries Scientists

Contact Your Elected Officials

An American company is already sending balloons filled with sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. NASA is considering flying ice into the atmosphere.

The Earth is too hot and only getting hotter, according to governments and global bodies such as the United Nations; and the efforts to reduce carbon dioxide arenโ€™t having enough of an effect.

โ€œThe world is passing through the 1.5ยฐC ceiling and is headed much higher unless steps are taken to affect Earthโ€™s energy imbalance,โ€ James Hansen, the previous director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, warned in January.

Thus, to buy more time, on Feb. 28, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report detailing a solution called โ€œintentional stratospheric dehydration,โ€ or in laymanโ€™s terms, flying planeloads of ice to 58,000 feet and spraying ice particles into the upper atmosphere.

โ€œItโ€™s a very small effect,โ€ said lead author Joshua Schwarz, a research physicist at NOAAโ€™s chemical sciences laboratory. โ€œPure water vapor doesnโ€™t readily form ice crystals. It helps to have a seed, a dust particle, for example, for ice to form around.โ€

The researchers report that by dispersing small particles, or what it calls ice nuclei, into areas of the atmosphere that are both โ€œvery cold and super-saturated with water vapor,โ€ water vapor in the atmosphere will โ€œfreeze-dryโ€ and rain out of the atmosphere as ice crystals, cooling the planet.

The proposal is known as geoengineeringโ€”and NASA and NOAAโ€™s joint plan is far from the only idea thatโ€™s jumped from the pages of science fiction, ร  la the 2013 Hollywood film โ€œSnowpiercer,โ€ to mainstream science.

Istvรกn Szapudi, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, has turned to essentially geoengineering a giant parasol, or what he calls, a โ€œtethered solar shieldโ€ to shield the Earth from a portion of the sunโ€™s energy.

โ€œAny sunshield works by blocking a small fraction, circa 1โ€“2 percent, of sunlight reaching Earth,โ€ Mr. Szapudi told The Epoch Times. โ€œThis is an almost undetectable amount by looking at the sun, but it would still cool the atmosphere to pre-industrial temperatures according to climate models.

Byย Katie Spence

Read Full Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Timeshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/
Tired of biased news? The Epoch Times is truthful, factual news that other media outlets don't report. No spin. No agenda. Just honest journalism like it used to be.

Alligator Alcatraz: A Bold Step Toward Secure Borders

Alligator Alcatraz funded through FEMA, represents a decisive move by the Trump admin to address illegal immigration with efficiency and resolve.

Is America Broke?

Silicon Valley investor and economic commentator Balaji Srinivasan made...

Hungary: Prideโ„ข Cometh Before the Color Revolution

The EU engaged in a diplomatic siege of the Eastern European nation-state of Hungary pressuring it into embrace global trannyism or face wrath of Brussels.

Understanding the Trump/Musk Feud

The passion Trump and Musk exhibit over the OBBB is not contrived or for show. Each is addressing the problem from completely different approaches.

Whoโ€™s Your Mamdani?

Former state assemblyman Mamdani, a failed rapper, has repackaged himself as a "democrat socialist." In laymen's terms he's a Socialist. Way to go Democrats!

Federal Officials Warn of โ€˜Lone Wolfโ€™ Terror Threats on July 4, NY Governor Says

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed that federal officials informed her about a possible terrorist threat ahead of the July 4 Independence Day holiday.

Record 1 in 5 Buyers of New Cars Committing to $1,000-Plus Monthly Payments: Edmunds

The share of new car buyers committing to make monthly payments of $1,000 or more hit an โ€œall-time highโ€ in the second quarter of 2025.

US Economy Adds 147,000 New Jobs, Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.1 Percent in June

The U.S. job market remained strong in June, as labor conditions continued to hold up amid economic uncertainty.

Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty in Stabbing Deaths of 4 University of Idaho Students

Bryan Kohberger, charged in the stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students in 2022, entered a guilty plea deal to spare him the death penalty.

White House Report Reveals Top Earners, Staffers Working for No Salary

The Trump admin released its yearly report that shows the salaries for White House staffers, also revealing officials who arenโ€™t accepting salaries at all.

Transportation Secretary Urges Governors to Remove Political Messages From Crosswalks, Intersections

Duffy sent letters to governors, mayor of D.C., and gov of Puerto Rico urging them to remove political messaging from intersections and crosswalks.

Bessent: US, India Near Agreement to Lower Tariffs

The United States and India are โ€œvery closeโ€ to a trade agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday.

Federal Agencies Terminate Contracts With Springer Nature

Multiple federal agencies ended contracts with Springer Nature, publisher of journal Nature, according to spokespersons and a govt database.
spot_img

Related Articles