Environment★ Editor’s Pick△ Caution

'At first, the idea does sound crazy': meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic

Reported byThe Guardian ↗·Sourced by Goodlede

What backs it

A team at the startup Real Ice is pumping seawater onto Arctic sea ice through the winter to thicken it, and the bold rethickening effort is showing early signs of success.

Worth noting

Early signs only — this is small-scale geoengineering, far from proven at the scale of the Arctic, and large-scale intervention carries real uncertainties.

Notable but earlyEarly△ Caution

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'At first, the idea does sound crazy': meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic

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