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geoengineering
 n.— «The process is called “geoengineering” and it basically involves tinkering with the planet’s climate to find alternate ways to prevent the very worst effects of runaway global warming.» —“Science Matters: Talking about the unthinkable” by David Suzuki, Faisal Moola LondonTopic.ca (London, Ontario, Canada) Nov. 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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