I harbor great reservations about our collective wisdom to engage in climate engineering.... but this has potential promise.... or is it too good to be true?
Sandia researchers detected the particles using light from a third-generation synchrotron facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Light Source.
The intense, tunable light from the synchrotron allowed researchers to distinguish different isomeric species – molecules that contain the same atoms but arranged in different combinations.
And the team found that the Criegee biradicals react more rapidly than first thought, accelerating the formation of sulphate and nitrate in the atmosphere. These compounds lead to aerosol formation and ultimately to cloud formation, giving them the potential to be used in geoengineering projects aimed at cooling the planet.
Of course there will also be the matter of those who care more for what profit can be siphoned off the effort.... but then... isn't that always in the days of elite entitlements? (Apologies for waxing critical....)
Indeed, Criegee biradicals may already be having a cooling effect on the planet.
"A significant ingredient required for the production of these Criegee biradicals comes from chemicals released quite naturally by plants, so natural ecosystems could be playing a significant role in off-setting warming," says Professor Dudley Shallcross, professor in atmospheric chemistry at the University of Bristol.
Now there is a down-side to achieving global climate restoration.... it means that in about 1300 years we are definitely going to have another ice-age.... oh well... you take a little - you give a little.
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