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The ethics of volcano geoengineering

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Volcano geoengineering is the practice of altering the state of volcanic systems and/or volcanic eruptions to exploit them or mitigate their risk. Although many in the field insist there is little that can be done to mitigate the hazard, past examples of both intentional and inadvertent volcano interventions demonstrate that it is technically feasible to reach volcano plumbing systems or alter atmospheric processes following eruptions. Furthermore, we suggest that economical, political, and e...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1029/2023EF003714

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Oxford college:
Reuben College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5636-5402
Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Earth's Future More from this journal
Volume:
11
Issue:
10
Article number:
e2023EF003714
Publication date:
2023-10-18
Acceptance date:
2023-09-06
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EISSN:
2328-4277
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1556927
Local pid:
pubs:1556927
Deposit date:
2023-11-01

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