Dr. Watson recently told Daily Mail UK online that he is:

". . . terrified, because the potential for misstep is considerable."

He is working on a $2.8 million weather manipulation project of the exact type that he says he is so afraid of. The project will inject sulfur particles into the Earth's atmosphere with the stated goal of blocking the sun's rays from reaching Earth, ostensibly to keep the earth from getting too warm. The project is called SPICE, and Dr. Watson leads the study.

Watson has already faced setbacks, since one plan to release a huge balloon into the air to release the sulfur particles was scraped over patenting disputes. He says that millions have already been spent on research though scientists are 'decades away' from where they want to be, and no known studies on the possible dire ramifications of aerosol spraying have been released to the public.

Dr Watson said the day may come when the use of such technologies cannot be avoided.

"We are swimming, drowning, in a sea of ignorance. This terrifies me. But doing nothing is not an option. Unless we're very wrong about climate change or quickly change our ways, at some point we're going to have to 'go outside' [with these technologies]," he said.

Many are also wary of the reasons being touted as necessary for aerosol particles are being dumped into our airways.