D.C. Watch » NCAR http://blog.getm.org The Official GETM.org Blog Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:11:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Can Silt in the Sky Save the Earth from Global Warming? http://blog.getm.org/2006/09/15/%e2%80%9ccan-silt-in-the-sky-save-the-earth-from-global-warming%e2%80%9d/ http://blog.getm.org/2006/09/15/%e2%80%9ccan-silt-in-the-sky-save-the-earth-from-global-warming%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:13:39 +0000 Moderator http://blog.getm.org/?p=96 arcticOzoneAccording to a study in the Journal Science, particles capable of deflecting solar radiation be injected into the stratosphere to temporary decelerate global warming. This would simulate a condition similar to large volcanic eruptions ejecting material into the stratosphere, creating a haze that will deflect solar radiation.

Here’s a link to a recent interview with the author of the paper Tom Wigley of National Center for Atmospheric Research on NPR.

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