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PostFebruary 19, 2019

This alarmingly simple hack could let anyone tinker with the climate

With climate change becoming increasingly threatening, researchers have come up with various geoengineering strategies to combat its manifestations in everyday life. In this article, James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, evaluates the feasibility of using geoengineering tactics in today’s society. Specifically, Temple incorporates views on the use of high altitude balloons to combat atmospheric warming.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612953/climate-activists-with-cheap-…

Image from: Associated Press

by MIT Technology Review
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