Using Decommissioned Aircraft Carrier, Scientists Test Sun-Dimming Device

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Using Decommissioned Aircraft Carrier, Scientists Test Sun-Dimming Device

Feeling Salty In an effort to halt the worst effects of climate change, scientists are experimenting with a device built atop a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the San Francisco Bay that would dim the Sun by salting the clouds. Yes, you read that right — researchers from the University of Washington are, as the New York Times reports, seeking to introduce salt to the clouds over the ocean, which would theoretically deflect the Sun's light bac…