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They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

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They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 15 days ago

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Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change—or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel.

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And dumping a bunch of sulphur dioxide probably would do the opposite of help that

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