Can a Polymer Help Curb Arctic Ice Melting?

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After 15 minutes a hole cut into the ice of a river near Moscow is not frozen enough to support the weight of heavy iron scissors which sink partially into the water.
After 15 minutes, a hole cut into the ice of a river near Moscow is not frozen enough to support the weight of heavy iron scissors, which sink partially into the water.

In order to help prevent the melting of Arctic ice, a process that has been occurring at alarming rates in recent years, which many scientists believe is due gradual global warming, a group of researchers have proposed a partial solution that is quite novel: covering select small regions with a layer of a porous polymer that would reflect sunlight and promote freezing, thereby reducing melting.


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