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Video: How sprinkling sand might slow Arctic ice melt

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May 17th 2018
Michael Ruffolo examines whether synthetic white sand could combat climate change. Photo by Michael Ruffolo/National Observer

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In a recent article, Oliver Milman reported that a team led by Dr. Leslie Field was up in Alaska spreading sand on a frozen lake. The researchers are hoping to find a way to slow sea ice melt.

Could this actually work?

Can sand save Arctic sea ice? Video by Michael Ruffolo for National Observer
May 17th 2018

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Ken Cory | November 10th 2018, 11:58 pm

I suppose it's worth trying on a small scale, but isn't fresh ice a very good reflector of sunlight already?
Why add sand?