The alarm was raised by a climate expert when a mysterious group claiming to represent the CIA asked whether he could identify instances of weaponized weather efforts against the United States. Weather warfare is weather manipulation techniques used to create weather conditions for military purposes. Weaponized weather refers to weather. Alan Robock is a professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He said that he believed the men who approached him from the Department of Environmental Sciences were trying to figure out if they could secretly alter the climate of another country and then get away with it. Professor Robock expressed concern at the possibility that government agencies might consider weaponizing weather. Image: Rutgers University. He was chatting with other scientists about the US National Research Council Report published by The National Academies this week. Professor Robock is currently researching the possible harms and advantages of stratospheric particle simulations to mimic the impact that volcanic eruptions might have on climate change. Professor Robock spoke out about geoengineering as a means to fight climate change during a discussion at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting in San Jose. The Earth’s temperature dropped for two years. (Image: US Geological Survey). When Robock was asked about his feelings, he stated that it had scared him. “I had learned about many other activities that the CIA has done, and that was not how I want my tax dollars spent. Professor Robock said that this research must be openly shared and internationally so it is not possible for it to be used for hostile purposes. Geoengineering technology can be used to reduce global warming by scattering sulphur particles in the upper atmosphere. These particles would direct sunlight into space, thereby reducing global warming. The global temperature will drop if less sunlight is entering our atmosphere. Another possibility is to plant iron in the oceans. It would promote the growth of algae, which consume carbon and create reflective surfaces on the Earth’s surface. However, scientists are not aware of the potential side effects. Researchers studying volcanic eruptions in climate change research believe that we need to be able to quickly deploy scientific instruments for major eruptions. These instruments would be able to gather data in the high atmosphere that could help decide whether geoengineering options are worthwhile. Professor Robock said that eruptions of this magnitude would be comparable to the one at Mount Pinatubo 1991, which released 20 millions of tonnes of sulfur dioxide in the skies above the Philippines, cooling the entire planet for several years. By absorbing atmospheric moisture, the sulfuric acid droplets formed from the reaction of sunlight to the atmosphere reflected back the radiation into space. This prevented the Earth’s surface from being heated by the sun. Problem is, nobody knows how to replicate such an approach. Professor Robock wants to coordinate an investigation into the next major eruption of volcanic rock to collect additional information. Professor Robock spoke to BBC News and stated that he would like to observe how the sulphur dioxide cloud changes from gas to particles. He also said, “If they are too large, then they will fall out faster and you’d need to replenish them more quickly, if geoengineering is something you want to do.” We’d love to know the process of forming these dropslets.
