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In 2011, UK scientists planned to pump water 1 km into the sky to test solar geoengineering equipment, but the balloon never launched- In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm Siberia
- Can thickening Arctic ice with seawater slow its decline? Successful trial faces major hurdles
- Dimming the Sun is a terrifying new industryExperts worry about potential side effects and the possibility of 'rogue actors' deploying these technologies. Governments are urged to est...21 Nov, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
- Bizarre climate ideas show how far off track we areProposed climate cooling interventions for the vulnerable polar regions, like sea curtains and Arctic ice thickening, face scrutiny. These ...18 Sep, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
- Did cloud seeding cause the deadly Texas floods? Report sparks outrage after disaster that killed over 100Recent Texas floods led to conspiracy theories. These theories wrongly blamed cloud seeding company Rainmaker. Augustus Doricko, Rainmaker'...11 Jul, 2025, 06.13 PM IST
- Climate on the syllabus, Indian students scoring global creditsIndian students are increasingly enrolling in geoengineering courses at international universities to tackle climate change and environment...29 Dec, 2024, 06.43 AM IST
- Silicon Valley renegades pollute the sky to save the planetAs the perils of climate change become more extreme, interest in the idea, known as stratospheric solar geoengineering, is growing. Scienti...26 Sep, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
- As Earth overheats, scientists test way to repel Sun's raysBrightening clouds is one of several ideas to push solar energy back into space -- sometimes called solar radiation modification, solar geo...04 Apr, 2024, 09.48 AM IST
- Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?As the risks became clearer, political and corporate leaders pledged to keep global average temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsiu...02 Apr, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
- Climate change, state emergency and stakeholder pursuitTop priority for developing countries, and particularly for India, is to prepare for the devastating consequences. They have to be self-suf...01 Sep, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
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