Scientists want to inject 5 million tons of diamond dust into Earth to cool it down

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Scientists across the world looking for ways to cool the planet as it hits the tipping point...

A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters suggests that injecting diamond dust into the atmosphere could be an effective method to cool the planet...

As Earth approaches a critical tipping point in climate change, researchers are exploring innovative solutions to actively cool the planet.. . ) ..

The climate models suggest that annually injecting 5 million tons of synthetic diamond dust into the atmosphere could potentially cool the Earth by 1.6C over 45 years...

While the diamond dust proposal offers a novel approach to combating climate change, it also highlights the complexity and potential expense of geoengineering solutions...

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