Here we go again. We humans just can’t get over the allure of controlling the weather. But why should we? If there’s one force in nature that influences everyone on the planet everyday, for better or worse, it’s the weather. From cloud seeding to oceanic microbubbles, if there’s a way to change world climates, we’ll [...]
With scientists more eager than ever to try and find ways to combat global warming, a Harvard physicist has proposed a new method to help cool the planet. And of all the geoengineering schemes out there, this one is wackier than most. Russell Seitz proposes that rather than dim the sun, we should instead brighten [...]
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Tags: climate, climate change, Global Warming, Harvard, Microbubbles, weather 
No Comments »In honor of Blog Action Day, in which bloggers are encouraged to write articles pertaining to a particular topic, we’ve decided to explore this years “Climate Change” theme by recalling some of humanity’s worst attempts at using technology to deliberately alter the Earth’s climate. This is sort of a Darwin Awards for big ideas with [...]
