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    Is it 'geoengineering' or 'hacking the climate?'

    A raging dispute among climate scientists is breaking into the open.  Could they slow global warming by injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, or are the unintended consequences potentially so dangerous that even experimentation should be prohibited?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2017 • 1 min read

    A raging dispute among climate scientists is breaking into the open. Could they slow global warming by injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, or are the unintended consequences potentially so dangerous that even experimentation should be prohibited? The very idea was beyond the pale at the time of the Paris Agreement, but now it's gaining some traction. Opponents say it's beyond reckless. Would trying to resolve one problem create others that could get out of control?

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    Should we 'hack the climate' to fight global warming?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Director of Content, News

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      David Keith

      Harvard University

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      University of Oxford

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      Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Should we 'hack the climate' to fight global warming?
    1. 1:22Trump's contradictions and Twitter threats
    2. 7:57Is it 'geoengineering' or 'hacking the climate?'You’re reading this
    3. 42:03Reviving the war on drugs
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