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?
May 17th 2018
Video: How sprinkling sand might slow Arctic ice melt
Michael Ruffolo examines whether synthetic white sand could combat climate change. Photo by Michael Ruffolo/National Observer
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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?