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The daring plan to save the Arctic ice with glass – BBC News
The fear that action to combat climate change has been too slow has led some scientists to test unconventional methods to stem the loss of Arctic sea ice.
For one, Mark Serreze, a climate scientist who directs the US National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, wonders whether theyll work as intended. If you put down the silica beads in an area of fast-moving ocean currents, notably the Fram Strait, they will be quickly dispersed, rendering them ineffective, he says.
The proposal also raises financial questions, like who would foot the approximately $1-5bn (£800m to £4bn) annual bill for making, shipping, testing and …
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