I'm trying to cool the planet using bacteria – here's the idea

1 icevector 1 7/5/2025, 11:01:31 PM osf.io ↗

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icevector · 38m ago
I’m a student researcher working on unusual bio-based ideas for climate change.

This paper explores whether ice-nucleating bacteria (like Pseudomonas syringae) could be used to increase cloud reflectivity and naturally cool the atmosphere — without chemicals, aerosols, or machines. It’s a weird, low-tech geoengineering concept.

Curious what people here think. Feedback welcome.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/PMBNK