Cool the Planet

A plan to cool our rapidly warming planet has been designed

This idea of dispersing sand to block sun’s rays blows my mind

And brings up questions simultaneously

What would the ill-effects on human beings be..

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Submicroscopic amorphous silica (sand) particles would be suspended

Eleven miles above the ground, these particles are intended

To reflect sunlight and prevent heat absorption

I wonder how widespread would be the adoption

Of this technology that revolutionary appears

And to my medically trained mind, brings up the fears

Of a widespread lung disease, insidious in onset

Creating a new problem in place of one we are trying to offset

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Each time we try to interfere

With the workings of Nature, I fear

We are treading on dangerous ground

That can lead to consequences profound

I hope before this idea is into reality transformed

Rigorous safety assessments have been performed..

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It is heartening to see innovative solutions emerge

To a largely human-intensified problem, the best minds must converge

To cool down our warming planet somehow

And the time to do this is right now..