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# space
Researchers from MIT want to deploy a raft of space bubbles to block sunlight and fight global warming. It probably won’t work.
# tech
Politicians aren't in a hurry to lower emissions even as the world's temperature rises. Can we buy more time to fix the environment with a giant orbiting sunshade?
# podcast
Supervolcanoes pose a dire threat to humanity, able to easily kill millions when they erupt with their full power, and there's nothing we can do to stop them. Or is there?
# science
A new geoengineering experiment seeks to cool the Earth by safely emulating the aftermath of volcanic eruptions. But even if it’s successful, all it can do is buy us time.
# science
With no faith in politicians to help combat global warming, some scientists are turning to geo-engineering as a possible solution.