A UK-based team of scientists is working to understand how firing a mist of fine salt water high into the sky may be able to brighten clouds enough to reflect more sunlight back into space and help keep parts of the world cooler amid rising global temperatures.
If successful, the concept, known as marine cloud brightening or marine sky brightening, could one day help protect fragile ecosystems in specific locations, such as the Great Barrier Reef, from extreme heatwaves.
