The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?

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By Rebecca Egan McCarthyMar 9, 2026, 4:30 am89 ptsTrending
People have tried to manipulate the weather for thousands of years, whether through magic, superstition, or science. In the 1840s, one schoolteacher suggested that the United States regulate the climate by setting massive, weekly forest fires. Fifty years later, researchers were trying to “shock” rain out…

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