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Research published in 2018 suggested that artificially cooling Earth could destroy our planet if the process is abruptly stopped.
A study found that if the aerosol approach is attempted and then suddenly halted, the planet could warm 10 times faster than normal.
Experts have previously warned the technique is a 'risky strategy' that could wreak havoc on our weather patterns, triggering severe droughts or devastating cyclones.
The study from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that suddenly halting so-called 'solar geoengineering' would have severe impacts on our climate.
The stoppage would drastically accelerate climate change, with severe consequences for the planet's wildlife, researchers said.
'Rapid warming after stopping geoengineering would be a huge threat to the natural environment and biodiversity,' study coauthor Professor Alan Robock said.
'If geoengineering ever stopped abruptly, it would be devastating, so you would have to be sure that it could be stopped gradually, and it is easy to think of scenarios that would prevent that.
'Imagine large droughts or floods around the world that could be blamed on geoengineering, and demands that it stop. Can we ever risk that?'
A study found that if the aerosol approach is attempted and then suddenly halted, the planet could warm 10 times faster than normal.
Experts have previously warned the technique is a 'risky strategy' that could wreak havoc on our weather patterns, triggering severe droughts or devastating cyclones.
The study from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that suddenly halting so-called 'solar geoengineering' would have severe impacts on our climate.
The stoppage would drastically accelerate climate change, with severe consequences for the planet's wildlife, researchers said.
'Rapid warming after stopping geoengineering would be a huge threat to the natural environment and biodiversity,' study coauthor Professor Alan Robock said.
'If geoengineering ever stopped abruptly, it would be devastating, so you would have to be sure that it could be stopped gradually, and it is easy to think of scenarios that would prevent that.
'Imagine large droughts or floods around the world that could be blamed on geoengineering, and demands that it stop. Can we ever risk that?'
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