Cloud Power Cutting Climate Change
Solar Geoengineering 1991 Mount Pinatubo Volcanic Eruption Artificially Brightened Clouds at Sea Designed to Reduce Global Temperatures After major volcanic eruptions the Earth cools. For example, millions of tons of volcanic ash from the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991 in the Philippines formed a huge global haze. The haze was discovered to be a protective sunscreen, bouncing sun rays back to space and lowering world temperatures by .6C. Today, global researchers wonder if producing artificial clouds could work in a similar way and reduce world temperatures. Clouds Clouds naturally reflect the sun's rays. At the UN, a solar geoengineering committee has been formed to consider the possibilities of utilizing artificially brightened clouds with enhanced power to reflect back sun rays. Research teams at Harvard University and top think tanks around the world are working on approaches. One idea of note comes from University of Edinburgh Professor Em...