As Climate Disasters Pile Up, a Radical Proposal Gains Traction

WASHINGTON -- As the effects of climate change become more devastating, prominent research institutions and government agencies are focusing new money and attention on an idea once dismissed as science fiction: artificially cooling the planet, in the hopes of buying humanity more time to cut greenhouse gas emissions.That strategy, called solar climate intervention or solar geoengineering, entails reflecting more of the sun's energy back into space -- abruptly reducing global temperatures in...