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Welcome to our weekly round-up of SRM news and events.  

Highlights

Solar radiation modification (SRM) - what it is, and how we should govern it (Centre for Future Generations, May 22) 


Is solar radiation management worth the risk for climate-vulnerable countries? (SwissInfo, May 21) 


Kelly Wanser, SilverLining: Atmospheric Data Cuts Threaten Innovation (Climate Solutions News, May 19) 


Dimming the sun; brightening clouds; planting forests: would Britons support geoengineering to combat climate change? YouGov (May 19) 

In Academia

Articles


Can global-scale installation of photovoltaics warm Earth? Baran, B., Keles, C., & Alagoz, B. B. (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, May 21)  


A framework for minimizing remote effects of regional climate interventions: Cooling the Great Barrier Reef without teleconnections Krantz, W., Neelin, J. D., & Ahmed, F. (2025). (Geophysical Research Letters, May 21) 


A model study exploring the decision loop between unilateral stratospheric aerosol injection scenario design and Earth system simulations Diao, C., Keys, P. W., Bell, C. M., Barnes, E. A., & Hurrell, J. W. (Earth's Future, May 14)  


Preprints 


A climate intervention dynamical emulator (CIDER) for scenario space exploration Farley, J., MacMartin, D. G., Visioni, D., Kravitz, B., Bednarz, E., Duffey, A., & Henry, M. (EGUsphere, May 21) 


Regional and seasonal hydrological changes with and without Stratospheric Aerosol Intervention under High Greenhouse Gas climates Rezaei, A., Moore, J. C., Tilmes, S., & Karami, K. (ESS Open Archive, May 12)  

SRM Community

Climate Intervention Virtual Symposium #18: May 30th 4pm UTC  


Dimming the sun; brightening clouds; planting forests: would Britons support geoengineering to combat climate change? YouGov (May 19) 


Reflecting on — and for — our Future Human Readable (May 19) 


Planetary Aerosol Geoengineering Research Illuminates Earthbound Climate Engineering CSEI (Edwin Kite) 

Watch or Listen

Image Source: CGF YouTube


Solar radiation modification (SRM) - what it is, and how we should govern it Centre for Future Generations (CFG) (May 22) 


Kelly Wanser, SilverLining: Atmospheric Data Cuts Threaten Innovation Climate Solutions News (May 19) 


What exactly is GeoEngineering? Myths vs Reality I GeoEngineering Basics Episode 1 Turing_Life and Earth (May 19) 

SRM in the Media

Image Source:  Pixabay, Pexels


Top Stories


Florida bill would ban ‘chemtrails’ and ‘geoengineering.’ But what are they? Orlando Sentinel (May 26) 


Scientists launch project to cool earth using marine clouds Yemen News Agency (May 26) 


The promises and perils of geoengineering David Suzuki Foundation (May 22) 


Is solar radiation management worth the risk for climate-vulnerable countries? SwissInfo (Sandro Vattioni, May 21) 


Lawmakers pass controversial bill that could hamper weather forecasters: 'Feeding into conspiracy theories' The Cool Down (Matthew Swigonski, May 20) 



Climate in the Media

Deadly Australian floods were made worse by climate crisis and such storms are no longer ‘natural’, scientists warn The Independent (Stuti Mishra, May 27) 


Global forest loss hits “frightening” record high with climate-fuelled fires Climate Home News (Matteo Civillini, May 21) 


Coastlines in danger even if climate target met, scientists warn BBC (Mark Poynting, May 20) 

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