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Scientists propose controversial plan to refreeze North and South Poles by spraying sulphur dioxide into atmosphere
SKY News ^ | September 15, 2022 | By Thomas Moore

Posted on 09/15/2022 3:21:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Scientists have outlined a controversial plan to refreeze the North and South Poles, and dial down the global thermostat.

They say high-flying jets could spray microscopic aerosol particles into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the melting icecaps.

Around 175,000 flights a year would be needed, releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide.

But a former UK chief scientist backed the plans, telling Sky News that polar warming is now critical - and refreezing the ice could hold back the rise in global sea levels.

The new study was led by Wake Smith from Yale University in the United States.

He warned the plan would treat an important symptom of climate change, not the cause.

"It's aspirin, not penicillin. It's not a substitute for decarbonisation," he said.

Under the plan, a fleet of 125 military air-to-air refuelling tankers would release a cloud of microscopic sulphur dioxide particles at an altitude of 43,000ft (13km) and latitude of 60 degrees in both hemispheres, roughly equivalent to the Shetland Islands in the north, and the Falklands in the south.

The particles would slowly drift towards the poles on high-altitude winds, slightly shading the Earth's surface beneath.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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To: Chainmail

I guess this will also explode the myth of acid rain?

Recall that it was “the science” that showed burning sulfr-coal in the Midwest emitted SO2 which generated acid rain in the NE.


61 posted on 09/15/2022 5:13:23 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is NOT a religion of any sort. It is a violent and tyrannical system of ruling others.)
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To: NorthMountain

Hyperbole

I guess you have never heard of the word or seen it being used. I have provided a link to a definition.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole


62 posted on 09/15/2022 5:13:24 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wait...wut???

Both poles are completely thawed-out now?
When did this happen?
And, the seas didn’t rise?


63 posted on 09/15/2022 5:14:46 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is NOT a religion of any sort. It is a violent and tyrannical system of ruling others.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“It’s not good to mess with Mother Nature.”


64 posted on 09/15/2022 5:18:18 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (I'll be good, I will, I will!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No real scientist said this. These are the machinations of mentally disturbed people.


65 posted on 09/15/2022 5:19:05 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: cranked

This is exactly the premise of the movie “Snow Piercer”:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/


66 posted on 09/15/2022 5:19:08 AM PDT by rbg81
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I thought the Arctic has a record amount of ice


67 posted on 09/15/2022 5:28:07 AM PDT by roving ( Pronouns- libs/suk)
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To: cranked

I remember a time when the term “Yale scientist” was met with respect — not laughter.

I even remember a time when a Yale degree was something to be proud of...


68 posted on 09/15/2022 5:28:55 AM PDT by pfony1 ( All Democrats lie.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They don’t seem to realize the effects on the over-all weather patterns by doing this.
One would be the polar vortex. Not ready for another big freeze here in TX.


69 posted on 09/15/2022 5:33:23 AM PDT by windowdude
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To: Chainmail

Polar bears and penguins killed by acid rain!!


70 posted on 09/15/2022 5:39:29 AM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Science must acidify the oceans and recreate the Great Dying to save the Earth.


71 posted on 09/15/2022 5:55:55 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (The only good commie is one that's dead - Country Joe McDonald)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

let’s turn the poles into superfund cleanup sites...

some stoopid mofos out there.


72 posted on 09/15/2022 6:03:05 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What could possibly go wrong?


73 posted on 09/15/2022 6:03:30 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Pete Dovgan

Or just wait for the average volcanic eruption which would spew more SO2 into the atmosphere than all the SO2 we ever produced, while saving a lot of money on all the evil fossil fuel for those 175K fights.


74 posted on 09/15/2022 6:03:41 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: teeman8r
let’s turn the poles into superfund cleanup sites...

Leave Poland out of this.

75 posted on 09/15/2022 6:03:51 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WORNGGGGGGGGGG?...................


76 posted on 09/15/2022 6:05:38 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: plangent

😜...........................


77 posted on 09/15/2022 6:06:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These are not scientists. These are crackpots.


78 posted on 09/15/2022 6:09:52 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This will end well


79 posted on 09/15/2022 6:14:09 AM PDT by Marko413
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These people really are dangerous nuts.


80 posted on 09/15/2022 6:14:13 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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