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55. The aerosol idea simply is stupid

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:43 AM

Apr 25

It doesn't solve the problem of excess carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere. Sure, it's possible spraying aerosols will slow, stop, or even reverse warming. But that's only for as long as the aerosols are in the atmosphere. As others have pointed out above, that is a relatively short time.

However, those aerosols will have to be replenished. On top of that, we'll continue pumping CO2, methane, and everything else into the atmosphere. That means that warming will continue or even more aerosols will have to compensate. It also means that ocean acidification will continue.

There are more problems on top of those, but I think the stupidity and pointlessness of dimming the Sun is demonstrated adequately already.

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