Far too many who call themselves climate scientists (even though they haven't taken a course in meteorology/climate in their lives) have this simplistic view of the climate that, if you dim the sun, it will cool with no other consequences.
That is not true! If you cool the climate, you risk:
- Not being able to grow enough food. Mass famine may result.
- Storm violence may increase. F-5 tornadoes are rarer than they have ever been (as far as we know). With colder weather (increasing temperature contrast between pole and equator), it is entirely possible that all types of storms will become stronger.
- We know from the weather's reactions to huge volcanic eruptions (e.g., Mt Pinatubo) that huge disasters (1993 upper Mississippi Basin floods) can follow the injection of dust into the atmosphere. There's no reason that manmade particles won't have similar effects.
Bottom line: We should never attempt to "dim the sun."
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