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Controversial solar geoengineering could be exactly what the planet needs. Or it could be a colossal disaster

When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last year, it kicked up a fierce debate about one of the world’s most controversial climate solutions.

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Lack of hydrogen and helium led to fewer weather surveying balloon trips

Disruptions to supplies of hydrogen and helium have led the National Weather Service to cancel routine launches at some sites.
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