I came across an article in Reader's Digest called "Climate Engineering." Reader's Digest is not the most scientific credible source, but the article does raise some interesting questions. I wonder how far governments will go to stop globing warming without correcting the real problem. I feel the solution is eliminating carbon emissions, not manipulating the weather. What drastic negative impacts could this have on a global scale when you try to control mother nature? Some of the global cooling options listed in the article include aerosols (blasting chemicals into the stratoshere to reflect the sun's rays), spaced mirrors (orbiting lenses diffuse sun's rays), artificial trees (absorb CO2 from the air and store it underground), and cloud brightening (spraying seawater to create clouds to reflect sun's rays. In the time line in the article, it says that Chinese meteorologists desperate to end a drought in Feb 2009, loaded rockets with chemicals and fired them in the sky, which caused snow to fall in Beijing. In Oct 2009 China also claims to have prevented rain during its 60th anniversary parade by sprinkling liquid nitrogen into the clouds. So what do you think?

Link to article (you may have to copy/paste into browser):

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/quick-study-climate-engineering/article175278.html

Adrienne