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Could spraying sea salt into the clouds cool the planet? An experiment in Alameda, Calif. highlights the controversy surrounding research on altering the environment to cool the planet. (wapo.st)
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[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Things you put in clouds or water will come down to earth

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They do. And done right, it'll come down over the ocean, and have a rather minimal impact in the amount of salt being transported to land.

There are other reasons this is a really bad idea; this is one where the harm is probably limited.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago

And done right....

See, we don't have the best track record on that particular aspect of this.

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