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Scientists are proposing to unleash huge amounts of microscopic aerosol particles over the Earth's North and South Poles to slow down the melting ice caps.

Throwing Shade

"Any intentional turning of the global thermostat would be of common interest to all of humanity."

New Plan Suggests Re-Freezing Earth's Poles by Spraying Chemicals With Huge Military Jets

A group of MIT researchers are proposing the manufacturing and use of "space bubbles" to mitigate climate change — and it's so crazy that it might work.

Bubble Bubble

What, like you have a better idea? 

MIT Scientists Want to Put a Barrier Between Earth and Sun to Fight Climate Change

A controversial Harvard University-led project called Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment was put on hold to await preliminary test results.

Block the Sun

Blocking the Sun's rays artificially is just as controversial as it sounds.

Harvard Halts Plans for Controversial Geoengineering Experiment

In a new report, the US National Academies of Sciences is recommending to study the feasibility of dimming the Sun, thereby fighting climate change.

Dim Sun 

Is this really our answer to climate change?

Top US Scientists Propose Research Into Blocking Sun to Fight Climate Change

The consequences for biodiversity could be more severe than those of climate change itself. 

Reversing Climate Change With Geoengineering Could Leave the Planet Worse Off

Researchers think they can replicate the atmospheric cooling that follows a volcanic eruption.

The World's Largest Solar Geoengineering Study Is Launching in the U.S.

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