geoengineering

An international team of atmospheric scientists wants to create whiter clouds that reflect more sunlight to cool down the Earth. 

In The Clouds

It involves creating whiter, more reflective clouds. 

Scientists Reveal Plan to Cool the World Through Geoengineering

The growing number of satellites in orbit could pose a serious environmental threat when they incinerate upon reentry into the atmosphere.

Burning Up

All that incinerated aluminum would be bad news.

Burning Satellites Could Accidentally Geoengineer the Earth

New reports suggest that scientists should only pursue geoengineering experiments like blocking sunlight once they better understand possible side effects.

Slow, Steady

Well, when you say it like that…

Scientists Warn That Blocking Out the Sun Could Have Unintended Consequences

Climate activists in Sweden oppose a planned test for geoengineering technology in the country, saying it does nothing to prevent climate change.

Prevention Vs. Cure

"There is no justification for testing and experimenting with technology that seems to be too dangerous to ever be used."

Activists Oppose Upcoming Test of Geoengineering Technology

In order to prevent a Day Zero drought in Cape Town, South Africa, scientists suggest reflecting sunlight away from Earth with stratospheric particles.

Dimmer Switch

To avoid a catastrophic drought, they suggest geoengineering.

South African Academics Are Considering Dimming the Sun

Geoengineering alone may not save us from the worst impacts of climate change, a study says, because greenhouse gas emissions do more than warm the planet.

No Saviors

Geoengineering won't make a difference if we don't also stop burning fossil fuels.

Even More Scientists Say Geoengineering Can’t Save Us

New research suggests that climate change will continue for centuries, even if we completely stop burning fossil fuels today.

Too Late

It may be too late to solve climate change without geoengineering the planet.

Surviving Climate Change Will Require Geoengineering, Scientists Say [UPDATED]

The Arctic Ice Project wants to protect and rebuild crucial ice formations by covering the Arctic in reflective glass beads.

*Crunch*

Could turning the Arctic into a giant reflector reverse ice loss?

The Plan to Sprinkle Reflective Glass Over the Arctic

One Shot

"There is simply no substitute for decarbonization."

Oxford Physicist: Geogineering Away Climate Change Won’t Work

Experts argue that geoengineering, the umbrella term for hacking the planet to mitigate climate change, could lead to global conflict.

Teamwork -> Dreamwork

"The atmosphere has no walls." 

How Geoengineering Could Lead to World War III

A research center at Cambridge University will explore how to fight climate change with geoengineering solutions like re-freezing the North and South Pole.

Global Ice Pop

"What we do over the next 10 years will determine the future of humanity for the next 10,000 years."

Cambridge Researchers Want to Re-Freeze the Earth’s Poles

New research suggests that dimming sunlight through geoengineering, if done moderately, could lessen the effects of climate change with few side effects.