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Playing God with Sky: Solar Radiation Management's Momentous Mechanics & Planetary Air Conditioning's Precarious Predicament

Solar Radiation Management reflects sunlight back to space through stratospheric aerosol injection or marine cloud brightening, potentially reducing global temperatures by 1-4°C within months to years. Mount Pinatubo's 1991 eruption provides natural precedent demonstrating 0.5°C cooling for 2-3 years, yet illustrating unintended consequences including ozone depletion & monsoon disruption. Solar Radiation Management's termination problem presents unprecedented governance challenges, wherein rapid warming follows deployment cessation, potentially creating permanent technological dependence & intergenerational burden transfer requiring indefinite international cooperation.

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