It's Time to Engineer the Sky - Scientific American
Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops
October 1, 2023 17 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm It's Time to Engineer the Sky Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops By Douglas Fox Goñi Montes O n the crisp afternoon of February 12, 2023, two men parked a Winnebago by a field outside Reno, Nev. They lit a portable grill and barbecued a fist-sized mound of yellow powdered sulfur, creating a steady stream of colorless sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) gas. Rotten-egg fumes permeated the air as they used a shop vac to pu
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