Oh no, clouds over the ocean. How dreadful.

Not even dimming sunlight, just reflecting more of it, with more clouds. You’d think we were talking about a black haze across the sky.

But critics of the technologies warn that they could also disrupt weather patterns — potentially affecting farm yields, wildlife and people.

And if we do nothing, all of those things are safe forever. Yeah?

Even if they succeed in cooling the climate, temperatures could spike upward if the processes are abruptly shut down before countries have transitioned away from burning planet-warming fossil fuels, an outcome described by experts as “termination shock.”

Oh for fuck’s sake. ‘What if it works, but they suddenly stop?! That’ll be worse somehow! What could we possibly do then, aside from resume doing the thing that worked?!’