stratosphere
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Scientists Suggest Dehydrating a Layer of Earth’s Atmosphere to Fight Global Warming
A new climate intervention strategy aims to decrease the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere by injecting it with ice-forming nuclei. The idea is that, by reducing the water content, more heat in the form of infrared radiation would leak out into space. Scientists described the strategy a study published Wednesday in Science Advances.…
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Japanese Startup Announces Stratospheric Balloon Tour Plans
In the near future, space tourism may no longer be the exclusive domain of billionaires. A startup in Japan is aiming to allow customers to travel into the stratosphere for less than $US200,000 ($277,640). Yes, millionaires can now see the Earth’s curvature without handing their entire net worth to an Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos-backed…