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Scientists propose plan to refreeze poles with atmospheric sulfur dioxide
- hypertele-Xii 4y agoAh yes, fixing the mistakes of our chemical experiments with more chemical experiments. Sulphur dioxide is a toxic gas. Wikipedia says "Sulfur dioxide is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts upon human health."
- kalimanzaro 4y agoThe exact same plan appears in Neal Stephenson's recent climate scifi Termination Shock, but executed by a archetypical tech billionaire. title itself refers to the catastrophe unleashed by terminating sulfur emissions. https://hackaday.com/2022/08/04/reduced-sulfur-emissions-could-cause-climate-shock/ https://hackaday.com/2022/08/04/reduced-sulfur-emissions-cou...