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An idea once dismissed as science fiction -- cooling Earth by scattering sunlight-reflecting particles into the upper atmosphere -- is now being taken seriously by researchers.

There are no UK-wide laws against scattering ashes, but permission from the landowner is required for public or private land, and environmental guidelines must be followed.

The blast was so massive that it was heard across a large distance, with debris scattering across half a square mile, he added.

“Its coalition is scattering all over the place,” says John Curtice, a pollster.

Once they were gone, Carr made her final touches for the night’s silent reading party: laying cushions in store corners and scattering toy mice across the floor.