Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Plans to artificially dim the sun have divided scientists—here's what they're actually arguing about

No, President Joe Biden did not engineer Hurricane Milton. No, the ice crystal contrails left behind by high-altitude aircraft are not "chemtrails" sprayed by governments to control the weather or manipulate populations. No, state-run cloud seeding did not cause the record floods in Dubai.

Plans to artificially dim the sun have divided scientists—here's what they're actually arguing about
Image: Phys.org
No, President Joe Biden did not engineer Hurricane Milton. No, the ice crystal contrails left behind by high-altitude aircraft are not "chemtrails" sprayed by governments to control the weather or manipulate populations. No, state-run cloud seeding did not cause the record floods in Dubai.

Originally published at Phys.org

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