Could dimming the sun save the Earth? Bill Gates wants to spray millions of tonnes of dust into the stratosphere to stop global warming... but critics fear it could trigger calamity
By JOHN NAISH FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 20:05 EDT, 12 August 2019 | UPDATED: 06:04 EDT, 13 August 2019
In theory, the airborne dust would create a sunshade, reflecting the Sun's rays and heat back into space, dimming those that get through and so protecting Earth from climate warming.
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