Reading the whole article again, it seems Bill Gates has arrived at a god complex of sorts. And yet this experiment sounds ridiculous to the lay person, me, and yet is said to be dangerous, according to the scientific minds reviewing the plans.
"This is a project that is not only being supported by the 63-year-old Microsoft founder, but is also being pioneered by scientists at Harvard University.
The plan is for the 'dust' to create a gigantic sunshade by reflecting some of the heat and rays back into space - in turn dimming the effects of sunlight and potentially protecting Earth from global warming."
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"There are fears that SCoPEx could trigger a disastrous series of chain reactions, however, including serious droughts and hurricanes - meaning that it is on hold at the moment."
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"An advisory panel is said to be assessing all the potential risks and one of the Harvard team's directors, Lizzie Burns, admits: "Our idea is terrifying... But so is climate change." "