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Global Warming

Scientists want to cool Earth by shooting clouds of Moon dust into space. Here’s why it’s a bad idea

An elaborate scheme to shade Earth is unlikely to get off the ground.

Aaron Tang, The Conversation
· Feb 17, 2023 · 09:30 pm
India needs to take the methane emissions from landfills more seriously

Methane is a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere over a 100-year period.

Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
· Jan 22, 2023 · 01:30 pm
Melting glaciers threaten China and India’s hydropower ambitions

The dams the two countries are relying on may not be able to generate much power if avalanches, landslides and floods continue worsening.

Alok Gupta
· Dec 14, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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