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CLOUD-WHITENING TOWERS

he colour of a cloud depends on particle size and composition. Bright-white clouds can be pleasing to the eye, but they also hold another useful property – they can reflect sunlight back into space, along with the heat energy it carries. This concept of cloud-whitening towers aims to brighten clouds to

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