A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate

(Worthy Insights) – A startup claims it has launched weather balloons that may have released reflective sulfur particles in the stratosphere, potentially crossing a controversial barrier in the field of solar geoengineering.

Geoengineering refers to deliberate efforts to manipulate the climate by reflecting more sunlight back into space, mimicking a natural process that occurs in the aftermath of large volcanic eruptions. In theory, spraying sulfur and similar particles in sufficient quantities could potentially ease global warming.

It’s not technically difficult to release such compounds into the stratosphere. But scientists have mostly (though not entirely) refrained from carrying out even small-scale outdoor experiments. And it’s not clear that any have yet injected materials into that specific layer of the atmosphere in the context of geoengineering-related research. [ Source: MIT Technology (Read More…) ]

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  1. Only God can move mountains, only God can make the wind blow where He wants, only God makes the earth to quake, the oceans rise and fall, the Sun to rise and set, or to stop all together. Man cannot undo what God has created without undoing everything from an evil intent to pretentiously save the earth. This is an evil Bill Gates scientific program. God will not be pleased with this and all mankind will suffer at the hands of a few evil power hungry men.

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