Wasn't this done in a Kim Stanley Robinson novel, but in Antarctica?
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Wasn't this done in a Kim Stanley Robinson novel, but in Antarctica?
"Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success"
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Wasn't this done in a Kim Stanley Robinson novel, but in Antarctica?
"Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success"
@mjack Can't read the article...
'The Ministry for the Future' do include a sub-plot where they pump water up on the Antartic ice shelf. But I think the idea was to slowing the movements of the ice, by removing a layer of water below the ice that acts as lubricant.
In other climate action, they did restart the AMOC by pouring salt in the north Atlantic in the 'Science in the Capital' series.
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@mjack Can't read the article...
'The Ministry for the Future' do include a sub-plot where they pump water up on the Antartic ice shelf. But I think the idea was to slowing the movements of the ice, by removing a layer of water below the ice that acts as lubricant.
In other climate action, they did restart the AMOC by pouring salt in the north Atlantic in the 'Science in the Capital' series.
Thats the one, thank you!
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Wasn't this done in a Kim Stanley Robinson novel, but in Antarctica?
"Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success"
The technique in the Guardian article falls in the "Proposed concept 3: Sea ice management–modifying albedo and thickening sea ice" category:
