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#Harvard has halted its long-planned atmospheric #geoengineering experiment
Solar geoengineering posits world might be able to counteract #globalwarming by spraying tiny particles in the #atmosphere that could scatter sunlight. The experiment was to launch a high-altitude balloon, equipped with propellers and sensors, that could release a few kilograms of calcium carbonate, sulfuric acid or other materials high above the planet.
The decision follows years of controversy. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/18/1089879/harvard-halts-its-long-planned-atmospheric-geoengineering-experiment/
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