The plan hopes to deploy 125 large military aircraft that will release large quantities of microscopic aerosol chemicals over the North and South Poles. A similar idea was previously suggested specifically by Bill Gates, but then it was about spraying chalk. Both plans have been criticized by individual scholars.

What do you suggest doing?

According to the plan, at an altitude of 13 kilometers, microscopic sulfur dioxide particles will be released and block some of the sunlight, shielding the polar regions from the sun’s heat. According to Yale University researcher Wake Smith, just over 13 tons of particles released at the right time of year could cool the polar regions by a perceptible 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thus, at least some of the glaciers that have disappeared in recent years can be recovered. This is due to a decrease in sea level, the return of the former habitats of local animals, etc.

critics

Critics were extremely negative about this solar geoengineering plan. Them call it a “terrible idea” and say that shading the sun can have unintended consequences.Including the negative impact on agricultural systems.

At the same time, experts remember last year’s experiment that Harvard researchers tried to do in Sweden. They proposed to test the idea by using meteorological balloons to gather preliminary data on the northern part of the country. However, local residents considered the experiment too controversial and had to abandon the idea.

But Smith says, unlike northern Sweden, the polar regions are extremely sparsely populated.

If the risk-reward equation were to pay off anywhere, it would be at the poles. The deliberate rotation of the global thermostat will be in the common interest of all humanity.
– says the scientist.

No matter, but such ideas come more often. With countries unable to achieve real reductions in carbon emissions, scientists are forced to look for other ways to cool the planet and curb global warming.