WEATHER supercomputer Will Help Decide whether to Block the SunA new supercomputer is helping climate scientists determine whether injecting human-made, sun-blocking aerosols into the stratosphere would also alter thunderstorms and rainfall. Reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth must be studied before climate change gets much worse, urges group of 60 scientists. Climate disruption: Volcanoes However, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported that the plume reached only 8 kilometres above sea level. If the plume reached 20 kilometres high, it may have penetrated the stratosphere, which could have consequences for the global climate. Volcanism Volcanic ash eruptions inject particles into Earth’s atmosphere.

Source: New York Times July 16, 2023 20:51 UTC