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World War II-era ship docked in Alameda testing tool to combat global warming

World War II-era ship docked in Alameda testing tool to combat global warming

21 days ago
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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/04/28/world-war-ii-era-ship-docked-in-alameda-testing-tool-to-combat-global-warming/

The flight deck of a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier docked at Alameda has recently begun launching something other than airplanes: microscopic droplets of salt water that scientists hope will help counteract the effects of climate change.

A team of atmospheric scientists from the University of Washington has teamed up with Silicon Valley-based Stanford Research Institute, an independent nonprofit research facility, and SilverLining, a nonprofit focused on near-term climate risks, to study whether adding plumes of salt water to a cloud will make it more reflective and stop excess heat from reaching the Earth’s surface.