Scientists described the strategy astudypublished Wednesday in Science Advances.
But this idea… its not a silver bullet, its not the magic solution that nobody knows about.
Its just one alternative that will do a little something in the right direction.
The Space Shuttle Endeavor pictured against Earth’s atmosphere, with the stratosphere appearing as a white layer.Photo: NASA
With water vapor condensing to ice, there would be less trapped heat.
Removing around 3% of the water vapor would have a global effect, according to the study.
We didnt find anything that said, this is impossible, give up.
Instead, we only learned that theres still more to know.
And much more work would need to be done to identify the potential risks and unintended effects.
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