| Some problems with that: - You can only offset a certain amount of warming with it. If you put too much aerosol into the stratosphere it will merge, become larger and precipitate quite fast. The exact possible offset can only be estimated, but is below what we're already committed to. - You have to keep doing it. As soon as you stop you run into trouble very fast. - In the models we see drastic circulation changes. For example the jet stream collapses. Do you want to test it in real life? - The issue of ocean acidification still remains. The additional sulphuric acid in the environment won't help either. - Ah and of course it's not cheap. We do not have the tech to do it yet in the amount necessary. The currently easiest, cheapest and safest way to fight climate change remains to stop burning fossil fuels. (edit: And of course I get you're not being serious.) |
Acid rain is probably better than global warming, assuming it doesnt literally kill the ocean. Its good that we have a potential backstop- we could definitely halt warming in a very short time and it might not kill all life. We can even produce the necessary sulfur for a short while. Or like, we could stop warming without dumping incredible amounts of acid in the air we breathe.