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Will an ocean be fertilised with at least 50 tonnes of iron, as part of a single geoengineering effort, by the end of 2023?

Resolved :No12%

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Total Forecasters91

Community Prediction12% (7.1% - 21%)

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community: 12%

Did this actually happen?No

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69.9

Community Peer Score

8.3

Authors:

Tamay

Opened:

Dec 26, 2019

Closes:

Jan 1, 2023

Resolves:

Jan 1, 2024

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