Scientists will spread diamond powder into the atmosphere to cool the Earth!

Scientists could make a bold and valuable effort to combat the climate crisis. Diamond dust could be sprayed into the atmosphere to cool the Earth, a study has found!

 

Although it may seem absurd, according to a research paper published in ‘Geophysical Research Letters’, 5 million tons of diamond powder per year can significantly reduce the temperature of the world. When shiny diamond powder falls on the sunlight, it will be largely reflected and go out of the atmosphere. As a result, the heat will also decrease. This is the idea expressed in the research paper.

The researchers believe that if this process can be carried out for more than 45 years, then this process can reduce the temperature of the earth by about 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit. However, implementing this plan is not as easy as it seems. This is what some scientists think. Because the whole process is both costly and labor-intensive.

Researchers estimate that it would cost about $2 billion to spread diamond dust over 45 years to reduce global temperatures. That's why many people think that spending so much money on speculation and testing is completely unreasonable. However, researchers argue that this cost is nothing compared to the alarming pace at which the climate crisis is currently escalating in the world.

The researchers also believe that all possible experiments should be conducted to combat climate change, no matter how unrealistic they may seem. According to the paper, the process of spraying diamond dust into the atmosphere is known as ‘stratospheric aerosol injection’. The whole thing falls under the umbrella of ‘solar geoengineering’.

This process disperses tiny particles into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight and reduce heat absorption.

The researchers were also studying the effects of releasing other aerosols, including sulfur, into the atmosphere, in addition to diamond dust. Experiments were being conducted to determine which materials would work best in real-world situations.