Protect Arctic From 'dangerous' Climate Engineering, Scientists Warn
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Scientists warn against climate engineering to protect the Arctic, sparking discussion about the ethics and consequences of such interventions, as exemplified by a commenter's reference to Neal Stephenson's novel 'Termination Shock'.
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The crazy thing is, humans have already been doing geoengineering similar to this, and recently discontinued it[1].
[1] http://archive.today/pD1UW