So I was watching a video the other day about a massive volcano that erupted in the 1800s. It released so much sulphur into atmosphere that the planet cooled by 2 degrees. Which led me to the absurd thought that maybe we could induce a volcano into erupting to cool the planet and negate some of the climate change we’re seeing?
EDIT: forget the word NUKE and just think about if we could trigger a volcano successfully to our benefit? I understand that we wouldn’t want nuclear fallout.
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Oh man I just listened to a podcast that discussed this exact idea, even referencing the 1860ish explosion.
Basically. 1) fallout could be radioactive 2) would cool the planet unevenly 3) could severely damage local ecosystems 4) if it worked too well, the ash could cause a global food shortage
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