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Scientists studying solar radiation management as a way to cool planet
2013-09-08 17:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, blasted enough fine particles and sulfur dioxide gas into the atmosphere to envelop the Earth in a high-altitude cloud for the better part of two months. When scientists checked in 1992, they determined that the cloud had deflected enough sunlight to cool the planet by about 1 degree. Now, with the planet warming inexorably and the threat of long-term climate change looming, some experts are wondering whether the time may have...
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