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by memracom 3217 days ago
Probably the asteroid Apophis, due to hit the Earth in 2029, will cause enough cooling to prevent most clathrate from melting. If that works we have a nearby supply of small asteroids that we can fire at the Earth to deepen the winter effect. It works best if you hit a shallow coastal shelf area with lots of limestone rock. Maybe we will sacrifice the Caribbean?
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If we are going to be re-directing asteroids, then put a couple of metallic ones in a stable orbit and turn them into foil sunshades.
Tinfoil hats for the whole planet? I love it!!!
A cursory glance at Wikipedia disagrees. It was probably a comment made in jest but if most of the readership doesn't get the joke, it's probably not working as intended.