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PostFebruary 19, 2021

A first-of-its-kind geoengineering experiment is about to take its first step

Sky with dark clouds

Harvard scientists plan to launch a balloon this summer to test the equipment needed for the first geoengineering experiments in the stratosphere, writes James Temple for MIT Technology Review. 

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/19/1018813/harvard-first-geoengineering-experiments-in-stratosphere-sweden/

Image by: Cody Schroeder

by MIT Technology Review
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