The strangest summer in recorded history - David Biello

Question 1

Researchers have used marine clouds to protect which UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Accepted Answer

Great Barrier Reef

Question 2

All of the following are drawbacks of solar radiation management EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

it is extremely expensive

Question 3

The cooling effects of volcanic eruptions are global, fast acting, and completely without risks.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What do we call the class of deliberate, large-scale interventions in Earth’s systems to help restrain climate change?

Accepted Answer

geoengineering

Question 5

When was the "year without summer"?

Accepted Answer

1816

Question 6

All of the following are proposed methods of solar radiation management EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

pour water on the sun to cool it off a little bit

Question 7

What is solar radiation management?

Accepted Answer

Cooling the planet by blocking the amount of sunlight

Question 8

A volcanic eruption can be so large that it's impacts affect the entire planet.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

If you had enough money, would you go rogue and do some geoengineering to stop climate change?

Accepted Answer

I would do it... to make climate change WORSE muahahahaha, I mean, unless the government stopped me..., OF COURSE I WOULD, Um, no. That's loco.

Question 10

Mount Tambora was located in which present-day country?

Accepted Answer

Indonesia

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