Zapping clouds with lasers could tweak planet’s temperature
Future technology might allow manipulation of ice crystals to alter climate
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CLOUD COVER Shrinking the ice particles in cirrus clouds by blasting them with a laser could provide a method for tweaking the planet’s temperature. Scientists tested this technique in the lab, producing laser-induced explosions in ice particles.
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