In an attempt to chill the Earth and slow down global warming, scientists have been investigating means to “dim the sun.”
Although geoengineering methods are divisive, stratospheric aerosol injection is one way we might lessen the quantity of sunlight getting to Earth.
Traditionally, it was thought that planes would have to travel above roughly 12.4 miles. New aircraft would therefore need to be able to soar to these heights.
New research from University College London (UCL), however, indicates that current jets such as the Boeing 777F might perform geoengineering and spew 12 million tons of particulates skyward.
Published in Earth’s Future, new computer models developed at UCL discovered they might be accomplished at lower altitudes.
