Marine Cloud Brightening Could Disrupt El Niño Cycle, Study Warns
A UCSB study in Earth's Future found that marine cloud brightening reduces the amplitude of the El Niño Southern Oscillation by 61%, threatening rainfall and global agriculture. Stratospheric aerosol injection showed no such effect in simulations.
- Marine cloud brightening cuts ENSO amplitude by 61%
- Less evaporation and fine aerosols reduce rainfall on both sides of the Pacific
- Stratospheric aerosol injection showed no impact on ENSO in models
- Researchers advise against deploying the method over the Pacific
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