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Can the Arctic Freeze Again? Scientific Trial Begins in the UK

Can the Arctic Freeze Again? Scientific Trial Begins in the UK
A new scientific trial aimed at mitigating the effects of global warming has begun in the Arctic. In the United Kingdom, a government-supported team of scientists is conducting an experiment to artificially increase and preserve sea ice in the Arctic. According to The Times, this project marks the first-ever practical attempt to evaluate the idea of “refreezing the Arctic.”

The initiative is funded by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), a state body created to support “ideas on the edge of the possible.” The team has received a £10 million grant to study the feasibility of using hundreds of thousands of robots to help retain areas of sea ice that form annually.

Dr. Shaun Fitzgerald, a researcher from the University of Cambridge, explained the project:

“Some scientists in the Arctic are already building ice tracks. They drill holes, pump seawater upward, and freeze it to thicken the ice layers.”

If the trial proves successful, the treated areas could expand to cover the equivalent of 140 football fields.

Experts believe this kind of technological approach could be a vital step in fighting climate change. In environmentally sensitive regions like the Arctic, such experiments might positively impact the global climate balance in the long term.
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