Scientists Quietly Launch 'Scary' Project to Block Sunlight - Hid Details Fearing 'Critics Would Try to Stop Them'
Last week, while millions of Americans were focused squarely on preparing for and traveling to view a rare natural sky phenomenon — the total solar eclipse of April 8 — a secretive man-made sky phenomenon with unknown consequences was quietly created over American soil.
As part of the Coastal Atmospheric Aerosol Research and Engagement project, researchers from the University of Washington injected plumes of microscopic salt particles into the sky over Alameda, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.
The purpose of what’s being called a first-of-its-kind geoengineering project in the U.S. involves “cloud brightening,” according to researchers. The released particles increase the density and reflective capacity of clouds, effectively blocking out the sun in an attempt to thwart “global warming.”
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