Someone's bound to hack the atmosphere to cool the planet. So we urgently need more research on the consequences, says climate scientist Kate Ricke.

“ Here’s the thing about the stratosphere, the region between six and 31 miles up in the sky: If you really wanted to, you could turn it pink. Or green. Or what have you. If you sprayed some colorant up there, stratospheric winds would blow the material until it wrapped around the globe. After a year or two, it would fade, and the sky would go back to being blue. Neat little prank.”

  • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Chemical garbage with interesting optical properties will “fall out near the poles”?

    yea there's already more than enough garbage living "near the poles"