Scientists say that there is a way to cool down the Earth, but that it could have negative lasting effects on our planet.
Scientists have come up with a “relatively low cost” plan that could cool the Earth down. The plan, which aims to lower the temperatures of the north and south poles, could help reverse some of the terrifying effects of climate change that our planet is suffering from. The only downside is that the technique requires releasing insane amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere above the poles.
Scientists say the idea is to mimic the cooling effects seen around volcanos. The sulfur dioxide would be released into the atmosphere in an aerosol form using. It’s a very controversial technique that has popped up several times as a possible way to cool down the Earth. Once released into the atmosphere, the sulfur dioxide would then congregate and combine with water molecules to create sulfuric acid. Scientists say the acid would remain in place for around three years. During that time it would reflect dangerous solar radiation, creating a cooling effect that could cool the Earth’s poles up to two degrees Celsius.
It sounds like a solid idea on paper, right? Well, a big issue with it has made this idea very controversial in the scientific community. The problem with putting that much sulfuric acid in the atmosphere is that eventually, it all has to come raining back down. This happens when the sulfuric acid droplets become too large to stay in the atmosphere. Thus they rain down on the Earth.
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