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I heard recently that the UK government are going to approve an experiment to make clouds more reflective to stop the sunlight reaching the earth, thereby cutting down global warming…
There are many doomsday scenarios: nuclear war, asteroid impact, virus developed somewhere like wuham…
I am amused to think that maybe it's Gordon Brown who brings about the total destruction of the human race!
UK Government-Backed Solar Geoengineering Research (2025):
The UK’s ARIA is set to approve a £50 million ($66.5 million) program to experiment with solar radiation management (SRM) techniques, expected to be greenlit within weeks as of April 2025. These experiments aim to reflect sunlight away from Earth to temporarily cool the planet, addressing climate change tipping points like collapsing ocean currents or melting ice sheets.
Methods include stratospheric aerosol injection (releasing reflective particles into the stratosphere) and marine cloud brightening (spraying sea-salt particles to enhance cloud reflectivity). These are controversial due to potential side effects, like altered rainfall patterns or ozone depletion.
A separate £10 million NERC program, announced April 3, 2025, focuses on modeling SRM impacts using existing data (e.g., volcanic eruptions) but avoids outdoor experiments.
There are many doomsday scenarios: nuclear war, asteroid impact, virus developed somewhere like wuham…
I am amused to think that maybe it's Gordon Brown who brings about the total destruction of the human race!
UK Government-Backed Solar Geoengineering Research (2025):
The UK’s ARIA is set to approve a £50 million ($66.5 million) program to experiment with solar radiation management (SRM) techniques, expected to be greenlit within weeks as of April 2025. These experiments aim to reflect sunlight away from Earth to temporarily cool the planet, addressing climate change tipping points like collapsing ocean currents or melting ice sheets.
Methods include stratospheric aerosol injection (releasing reflective particles into the stratosphere) and marine cloud brightening (spraying sea-salt particles to enhance cloud reflectivity). These are controversial due to potential side effects, like altered rainfall patterns or ozone depletion.
A separate £10 million NERC program, announced April 3, 2025, focuses on modeling SRM impacts using existing data (e.g., volcanic eruptions) but avoids outdoor experiments.
