Scientists propose plan to refreeze poles with atmospheric sulfur dioxide

[kalimanzaro]

https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-propose-controversial-plan-to-refreeze-north-and-south-poles-by-spraying-sulphur-dioxide-into-atmosphere-12697769

[hypertele-Xii]

Ah yes, fixing the mistakes of our chemical experiments with more chemical experiments.

Sulphur dioxide is a toxic gas. Wikipedia says "Sulfur dioxide is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts upon human health."

[kalimanzaro → hypertele-Xii]

The exact same plan appears in Neal Stephenson's recent climate scifi Termination Shock, but executed by a archetypical tech billionaire. title itself refers to the catastrophe unleashed by terminating sulfur emissions.

https://hackaday.com/2022/08/04/reduced-sulfur-emissions-cou...