Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control Craig Depken ISBN10: 0801094496

ISBN10: 0801094496

or a seasoned veteran

let go of resentment

Christopher Ross lives in Paris

Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control Craig Depken ISBN10: 0801094496As alarm over global warming spreads, a radical idea is gaining momentum. Forget cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, some scientists argue. Instead, bounce sunlight back into space by pumping reflective nanoparticles into the atmosphere. Launch mirrors into orbit around the Earth. Make clouds thicker and brighter to create a "planetary thermostat." These ideas might sound like science fiction, but in fact they are part of a very old story. For more than