Event · war
The Parasol Wars
China and India lead unilateral aerosol injection; India blames China when the monsoon fails.
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The Parasol Wars (2090–2130). A coalition of hot nations, led by China and India, begins stratospheric aerosol injection without global consent. Other states retaliate with counter-programmes or threaten the aircraft. Monsoons shift; blame is unprovable. The great fear is “termination shock”—rapid rebound warming if injection stops. The parasol is never switched off abruptly, but the possibility becomes a permanent lever of power.