What impact would sun dimming have on Earth's weather?

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 14:20 in Astronomy & Space

Solar radiation management projects, also known as sun dimming, seek to reduce the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth to counteract the effects of climate change. Global dimming can occur as a side-effect of fossil fuels or as a result of volcanic eruptions, but the consequences of deliberate sun dimming as a geoengineering tool are unknown...

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