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Can artificial snow save a melting glacier? Scientists tested cloud seeding on China’s Muz Taw Glacier and found a surprising change in ice loss- UN warns global warming will exceed 1.5C and must be reversed
- 'Part of Florida could be underwater in next 40 years': Elon Musk says massive geoengineering may be needed or ' it will be game over' for humans
- In 2011, UK scientists planned to pump water 1 km into the sky to test solar geoengineering equipment, but the balloon never launchedBritish scientists planned a stratospheric particle injection test in 2011. This project, called SPICE, was cancelled due to patent dispute...01 Aug, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
- Did violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? A landmark 2016 study linking the East African Rift Valley to Homo sapiens around 300,000 years ago says they may haveDid violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? New science says yes. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, massive eruptions shook the ...29 Jul, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
- 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 SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...29 Jul, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
- In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used c...24 Jul, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
- In the 1870s, a French army officer proposed flooding the Sahara to create a man-made inland sea, convinced that a new ocean would green the desert and remake Africa's climateA French captain proposed flooding the Sahara with seawater in the 1870s. This ambitious plan aimed to create a new sea and fertile lands. ...20 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- Can thickening Arctic ice with seawater slow its decline? Successful trial faces major hurdlesScientists tested a method to thicken Arctic sea ice by pumping seawater. This process created a thicker and more reflective ice layer duri...11 Jul, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
- Not a risk worth taking: Solar geoengineering could put India's monsoon at riskGlobal heatwaves prompt discussions on solar radiation modification technologies. This approach involves significant logistical challenges ...10 Jul, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- Engage in the solar geoengineering debate: Why India must shape the rules before the sun goes dimSolar radiation modification offers potential climate solutions but demands careful governance. This technology could cool the planet while...10 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
- 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
- Putting mirrors in space is a dangerous climate distractionThe idea that solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation management (SRM), is now our only hope and that we should race to deploy ...18 Apr, 2025, 10.59 AM 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
- Tackling global warming with an asteroid ‘umbrella’? Here’s all you need to know about the unique method and how does it workScientists are exploring a unique concept to mitigate the impacts of global warming by considering the deployment of a spaceborne "umbrella...04 Aug, 2023, 11.38 PM IST
- View: Can geoegineering fix climate change?The trade-off between geoengineering and carbon removal depends on one’s time horizon. The sooner cooling is pursued, the greater the envir...02 Oct, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
- Cooling Earth artificially could be disastrous, warn scientistsLondon, Nov 15 (IANS) Proposals to counter the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could lead to natural disasters in...15 Nov, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
- How to slow climate change with a fake volcanoThe idea is to mimic Pinatubo by using a fleet of modified business jets to inject fine droplets of sulfuric acid into the stratosphere, wh...01 Dec, 2015, 04.12 AM IST
- Climate engineering may save coral reefs: StudyGeoengineering of the climate may be the only way to save coral reefs from mass bleaching which can lead to their mortality26 May, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
- Sea level likely to rise up to 70 cm by 2100: StudyOcean levels could significantly rise up to 70 cm by 2100 due to climate change and even the most extreme geoengineering approaches would n...26 Aug, 2010, 05.09 AM IST
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