Environmental Policy - The UK government has no plans to utilize solar geoengineering, a controversial technique to reflect sunlight and cool the planet [1] - The UK considers Antarctica an unsuitable location for risky geoengineering experiments aimed at slowing sea level rise [1]

If you were to compress Earth's entire history into a single calendar year, modern humans would appear in the last 30 minutes of December 31st. So clearly, relative to Earth's history, we are a new species. And yet, we've already managed to fundamentally change the planet.So now more than ever, it is vital that we take a look at our climate history and the novel solutions that could shape the future of climate science. Over the last 5 billion years, life on Earth has worked its way through a natural cycle o ...

Policy & Regulation - Many states in America have proposed bills to ban or restrict weather modification [1] - The proposed bills reflect a stronger hostility towards geoengineering [1] Technology & Environment - Geoengineering is defined as the idea of deliberately cooling the Earth [1]

Conspiracy Theories & Misinformation - Conspiracy theories falsely claim the Texas floods were geoengineered, with extremists targeting weather tracking technology [2] - A cloud seeding company received over 100 death threats despite scientific evidence showing the technology couldn't cause such flooding [3] - Politicians amplified these conspiracies, with one introducing a bill to ban geoengineering [4] - A Trump EPA administrator legitimized concerns of conspiracy theorists, despite the EPA releasing a fact sheet debunking geoengineering conspiracies [5][6][7] Government Response & FEMA - The Trump administration's response to the tragedy is described as a "man-made disaster" [9] - The acting FEMA administrator has been absent from public view since the flooding and has avoided public appearances [9][10] - A Homeland Security Secretary significantly delayed FEMA's response and canceled a $3 million grant for disaster communication improvements [11] - There were plans during the Trump administration to eliminate FEMA entirely [12] Impact of the Flood - The deadly flooding in Texas resulted in at least 20 deaths and 173 people missing [1]