This company wants to cool the planet one balloon at a time. Some scientists aren't buying it
Luke Iseman and Andrew Song have a plan to cool the planet, inspired by a science fiction novel, using balloons full of heat-reflecting sulfur dioxide launched into the Earth's stratosphere. But some ...
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Phivolcs warns of lahar hazards as Typhoon ‘Pepito’ nears landfall
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued a lahar advisory for communities near the Mayon, ...
We Passed 1.5°C Of Human-Caused Warming This Year (Just Not As The Paris Agreement Measures It)
Human-caused global warming has just nudged past 1.5°C, according to a new method we have developed . That's approaching ...
Something Weird Happened 15 Minutes Before the Giant Tonga Eruption of 2022
The record-breaking eruption occurred on January 15, 2022. The eruption’s 36-mile-high (58-kilometer-high) volcanic plume was the largest ever recorded, and reached Earth’s mesosphere in just half an ...
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Pinatubo Deepens the Antarctic Ozone Hole
We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...
Volcanic ash as a source of nutrients: How the Hunga Tonga eruption affected ecosystems in the South Pacific
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) in January 2022 ejected about 2.9 billion tons of volcanic material into the ...
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Cycad measurements in Mount Pinatubo, Philippines (IMAGE)
Caption Thomas Marler (left) and Gil Cruz (center) measure cycad plant size traits in the foothills of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, along with Ulysses Ferreras (right) from the Philippine Native ...
Diamonds Could Be the Most Unlikely Climate Heroes
A new study investigated other compounds that are less toxic and better performing than SO 2, and found that diamond dust is actually the planet’s best bet. However, deploying such a plan is estimated ...