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To: IC720 who wrote (1510167)	12/31/2024 6:55:06 AM
From: IC720	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Respond to of 1573824

Diamond Dust to End Climate Change? Stratospheric aerosol injection is the latest proposed method to save civilization from human-induced climate change. I jokingly say that the climate change agenda believes they can simply throw money at the sky to change the weather, and I suppose there is a little truth in every “just kidding” as this method is precisely that. Volcanoes produce clouds of sulfur dioxide, naturally injecting converted gas into the stratosphere, forming sulfate aerosols that reflect sunlight back to space. Scientists believe that this naturally occurring phenomenon can be replicated. Simply sending sulfur dioxide into the air would not work as it produces solar and terrestrial heat and would actually create a warming effect. Scientists proposed an alternative that involves diamond dust. As explained in Life Science: “The team compared the cooling efficiency of diamond particles with that of aluminum and calcite particles using an Earth system model that simulates the full climate response of an intervention. They found that the quantity of diamond dust needed to cool the planet by 1.8 F — 5.5 million tons per year — was about one-third the amount of other materials needed to achieve the same cooling effect.” Therefore, high-altitude aircrafts would need to fly around Earth’s orbit to sprinkle diamond dust constantly. The costs would be outrageous and scientists say this method would merely “buy us time” as no amount is enough to change mother nature. A 2020 study drastically underestimated the cost of this ridiculous idea, stating it would cost $175 trillion over a 65-year period. They could use SAI with sulfur dioxide as an alternative for a mere $18 billion per year. No amount of funding will allow governments to play God with the universe. The climate is changing on target, as weather has always and will always be a naturally occurring phenomenon. It is downright shameful that these “scientists” are imagining outrageous scenarios fueled by fear-mongering to alter the planet at our expense. Categories: Climate

To: IC720 who wrote (1510167)	12/31/2024 7:20:48 PM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By rdkflorida2 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573824

"Nigel here has quiet the following, " Lemmings following him off the cliff. Don't look up. "A Triple Threat to Humanity: Climate Change, Pandemics, and Anti-Science" \| My new article with @PeterHotez in @SkeptInquirer: https://t.co/sDentnOGB2 — Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) December 31, 2024 State of the climate: 2024 will be first year above 1.5C of global warming \| @hausfath Read here: https://t.co/M5y1EhLdkC pic.twitter.com/vZ8pmBKgQH — Carbon Brief (@CarbonBrief) December 31, 2024