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Could We Mitigate Super El Niños by Artificially Changing the Climate? A New Study Indicates Yes (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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Manipulating Earth’s weather to fix problems might seem like an idea straight out of science fiction and, indeed, could have unintended consequences.

Nevertheless, the authors of a study published yesterday in Science Advances argue that a particular type of geoengineering called marine cloud brightening should be taken seriously in the face of a recurring climate phenomenon called “El Niño.” The approach would be controversial, but computer models indicate its potential to mitigate El Niño’s destructive effects, according to the study.

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[–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

We… we created them by artificially manipulating the climate.

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    • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Invent the goddamn technology. It’s ‘technically feasible.’ We’re actively working to make this thing compoundingly, exponentially worse every day, and doing nothing to stop it, so let’s give it a fucking try here, team. The odds seem to be in our favor on this one.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (4 children)

    The problem is that it could also make things compoundingly, exponentially worse if we fuck it up.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    So let’s continue doing nothing and burn this shit to the ground. Good plan.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (2 children)

    The choices aren't "geoengineering" and "nothing"

    "Zero-out carbon emissions" is still actually an option.

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    • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    If we could just manipulate the climate however we want, why are we not cooling it down to offset the climate change caused by all our CO2 making bullshit?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago

    Because:

    In a separate interview with CNN, David Keith, a geophysicist at the University of Chicago, said that while the study's proof-of-concept is technically possible, “the technology simply doesn’t exist.”

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    One, assholes in charge say nuh-uh it's not hotter shut up nerd.

    Two, randos screech about the potential consequences! of geoengineering as if we're not already doing it with a bazillion tons of CO2 for some fucking grim consequences right about now.

    Meanwhile we are in fact just talking about making more clouds. A process we can presumably start and stop at our discretion.

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