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engineers want to blot out the sun to fight global warming. again.
# space

engineers want to blot out the sun to fight global warming. again.

Researchers from MIT want to deploy a raft of space bubbles to block sunlight and fight global warming. It probably won’t work.

can we stave off global warming by blocking out the sun?
# tech

can we stave off global warming by blocking out the sun?

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?

world of weird things podcast: how to (profitably) defuse yellowstone
# podcast

world of weird things podcast: how to (profitably) defuse yellowstone

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?

can antacids and geoengineering help us stop global warming?
# science

can antacids and geoengineering help us stop global warming?

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.

can we really re-ice the arctic?
# science

can we really re-ice the arctic?

With no faith in politicians to help combat global warming, some scientists are turning to geo-engineering as a possible solution.