Solar radiation modification could temporarily cool the planet by reflecting sunlight, but uncertain effects on rainfall, ecosystems and geopolitics are raising governance concerns
Severe solar flares and coronal mass ejections that began on May 8 are being monitored by US' Space Weather Centre which has issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for late Friday evening
Solar radiation, which carries quantities of x-rays and ultra-violet, can cause cancers and damage DNA