I just finished reading Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson. Seems unreal that people are already trying to augment(because "repair" isn't the right word) the Earth's climate using SO2.
andyjsong•4mo ago
>I just finished reading Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson.
Augment and repair are not the right words here. Since the Industrial Revolution, we've already been cooling the Earth by influencing radiative forcing; we're just doing it the worst way possible, by applying sunscreen at the wrong altitude (troposphere) and using too much of it.
astroflection•4mo ago
andyjsong•4mo ago
What took you so long? :) The book came out in 2021. He's even written about Make Sunsets in his substack: https://x.com/MakeSunsets/status/1871734075008115081
Augment and repair are not the right words here. Since the Industrial Revolution, we've already been cooling the Earth by influencing radiative forcing; we're just doing it the worst way possible, by applying sunscreen at the wrong altitude (troposphere) and using too much of it.
Here's further reading if you'd like to learn more https://www.keepcool.co/p/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us-time-t...