According to the news of Çağla Üren from the Independent, the method of dimming the sun was used to combat the climate crisis. There are many question marks in this method called Solar Geoengineering. It is unknown for now whether the method will lead to any good or bad results. So, what does it mean to darken the Sun and does this method really work? Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Giant balloons used to darken the sun
An environmental tech company called Make Sunsets is working to combat the climate crisis. Sun Geoengineering resorted to the method. In this method, which will reduce the effects of the sun, 1.8 meters tall helium balloons filled with sulfur dioxide were released into the sky in the state of Baja California, Mexico. The balloons will reflect the Sun’s effects back into space, and as a result, the Earth’s atmosphere will be deliberately altered.
The idea of solar geoengineering was first explored in 1989 by Professor David Keith of Harvard University. Although it has been mentioned many times since then, many scientists did not want to take this risk because the results would not be known.
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In a report published by the International Academy of Sciences last year, it was written that this method should be investigated for the consequences caused by the climate crisis. Again, the emergence of this method has created a lot of controversy. However, it should be noted that this method is not permanent. The effects of the Sun begin to reach the Earth again after a while and the old balance continues again.
Luke Iseman, CEO of the company that performs the Solar Geoengineering method, said in a statement on the subject that it is wrong not to try an existing method during this period when the Earth is fighting the climate crisis. In addition, he explained that they carried out the method as quickly and safely as they could. In addition, since the method does not leave a lasting effect, the company will continue to release balloons in the coming days.
Solar Geoengineering method can happen by itself in nature
In 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted, spewing more than 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The following year, after the explosion, temperatures dropped.
Another idea to prevent the climate crisis was in a report given to the President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, it was suggested that the surface of the ocean be polished and the sun’s rays reflected back to the atmosphere.
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