Ice reflects sunlight, water absorbs it. Were losing our ice and the heating effect, in theory, is accelerating. Why cant we build a reflective surface in its place to help offset some of the heating?
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There are plans, it’s called geoengineering which involves sending planes high in the atmosphere and spraying aerosols that stay suspended in the air to reflect back some of the light. The problem is it’s very expensive and you’d have to get the whole world to agree on it and there may be unintentional consequences.
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