News - Scientists working on plan to refreeze the Arctic

To save the snowy Arctic from melting away due to global warming, some scientific experts have been working on plans to hack the entire region's climate, reports Futurism. That would involve a slate of projects—some of which are already being undertaken—to cool the region by reflecting sunlight, according to a new video from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The fact we are even seriously contemplating these experiments means that our collective mitigation efforts aren't enough—because last year was the warmest year on record for the Arctic. In the WSJ video, a Dutch startup called Arctic Reflections showcases the nitty gritty of its own experiment: pumping seawater on top of "strategically chosen locations across the Arctic Sea" to "restore the Arctic ice as heat shield by thickening the ice in winter." "The Dutch way of trying to build ice rinks for ice skating marathons was inspiration for us," Arctic Reflections CEO Fonger Ypma told the WSJ. Ypma was referring to IJsmeesters, or ice masters in Dutch, who flood fields to make ice rinks. The idea is that by taking inspiration from these ice rink makers, people can put down a carapace of protective ice that would thicken and maintain the Arctic a bit longer until other technologies reduce global carbon emissions. "The ice can become regenerative again," Ypma said.