As NOAA Warns of Super El Niño, Texas Researchers Slam An Idea of Blocking The Sun

Living in Central Texas, we know how hot the sun can be. But do we want to block the sun's rays on a permanent basis?

Scientists Propose Radical Marine Cloud Brightening to Defeat Looming Super El Niño

Last we heard, Bill Gates was proposing blocking the sun's rays due to what he described as climate change. He has since backed off his previous position that "climate change" would destroy the earth, but now, another group is picking up where he left off. According to the New York Post,climate researchers at UC San Diego have introduced a highly controversial method to combat what they claim to be an impending "super El Niño" by artificially reflecting solar radiation away from the Earth. The radical proposal, published in the journal Science Advances, explores the use of solar geoengineering to deliberately dim the sun.

El Nino

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center recently projected an 81% probability that the natural climate cycle would produce unusually warm sea surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean by December. A super El Niño of this magnitude could trigger weather extremes, ranging from severe droughts to torrential downpours and scorching heatwaves.

Intergalactic Blackout Curtains

To neutralize these weather threats, the team wants to use "marine cloud brightening." This technique involves injecting specialized aerosol particles into the Earth's stratosphere. The particles would make maritime clouds significantly brighter and more reflective, effectively acting as blackout curtains that bounce solar rays back into space and cool the ocean surface below.The team is basing this idea on a 2023 atmospheric event where massive bushfire smoke over the Pacific Ocean naturally brightened cloud cover, successfully reflecting solar radiation and cooling local atmospheric temperatures.

There is Always an Unintended Consequence

Historically, the primary critique of solar geoengineering has been the terrifying possibility of permanently blocking the sun's rays, leading to an ice age of sorts.

The Perils of Playing "Sun God"

The concept of weather alteration remains heavily criticized within the broader scientific community that says the consequences of manipulating the atmosphere remain completely unknown. Andrew Dessler, a professor of atmospheric science at Texas A&M University who was not involved in the study, urged extreme caution regarding the strategy. Dessler says, "These models are imperfect, and there’s the possibility that you’ll create an unpredicted problem that is worse than the problem you’re trying to solve."