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Clinical scientists are warning that a Super El Niño of unprecedented scale is forming in the Pacific, prompting researchers to propose Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) to dim the sun.
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Pacific Ocean, Equatorial Pacific, tropical Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, Tropical Pacific, Southern Ocean
Who
scientists at the University of Miami, researchers at Michigan State University, Dr. Lala Kounta, Professor Phoebe Zarnetske, Dr. Ying Chen
What
Clinical scientists are warning that a Super El Niño of unprecedented scale is forming in the Pacific, prompting researchers to propose Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) to dim the sun.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:06:32 GMT · 3h 38m ago
Where
Pacific Ocean, Equatorial Pacific, tropical Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, Tropical Pacific, Southern Ocean ·
Why
A Super El Niño of unprecedented scale is now forming in the Pacific, with weather models indicating it could be the strongest ever recorded, driven by massive ocean heatwaves.
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How this affects you
If deployed aggressively, Stratospheric Aerosol Injection could shield up to 75% of the world's oceans from worsening marine heatwaves by reflecting sunlight, potentially mitigating impacts of the super El Niño, though benefits are unequally distributed and ecological impacts are unknown.
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4 events in this thread- Health & Science3h 38m agoResearchers have proposed Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) to dim the sun and potentially prevent an unprecedented Super El Niño now forming in the Pacific.Open article
- Health & Science3h 38m agoA group of researchers has proposed dimming the sun through Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) to prevent a Super El Niño that climate scientists warn could be the worst-recorded in history.Open article
- Health & Science3h 38m agoComputer simulations suggest that Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), which involves pumping sulfur particles into the upper atmosphere, could shield up to 75% of the world's oceans from worsening marine heatwaves.Open article
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