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We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse

07 January 2026, Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer, www.theguardian.com

Sea levels are rising faster than at any point in human history, and for every foot that waters rise, 100 million people lose their homes. At current projections, that means about 300 million people will be forced to move in the decades to come, along with the social and political conflict as people migrate inland. How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role.

Ice sheets and glaciers

Can geoengineering plans save glaciers and slow sea level rise?

05 February 2025, Douglas Fox, www.sciencenews.org

Controversial plans to curb the melting of some West Antarctic glaciers pose big challenges.

Ice sheets and glaciers -> Ice sheet stabilization via seabed curtains

Glacier Intervention Research Isn’t Just for Glaciologists

09 January 2025, Kenneth D. Mankoff, Christina Hulbe, Sławek Tulaczyk, Francesca Marzatico and Tiffany Morrison , eos.org

Prospects for mitigating sea level rise by slowing flows of glacial ice into the ocean are worthy of research, but this work must involve all rights holders and stakeholders.

Ice sheets and glaciers

This simple farming technique can capture carbon for thousands of years

22 August 2024, Matt Simon, grist.org

Across the world, farmers are turning waste biomass into biochar, improving soils, boosting yields, and creating a new source of income.

Ice sheets and glaciers -> Stabilizing glaciers by cloud seeding

Don’t even study it: Geoengineering research hits societal roadblocks

24 July 2024, Jeremy Hance, news.mongabay.com

As climate change accelerates, some scientists are calling for more field research into solar geoengineering concepts. However, these ideas are running into opposition from other researchers, some governments and the public.

Ice sheets and glaciers -> Ice sheet stabilization via seabed curtains

The pollution paradox: How cleaning up smog drives ocean warming

05 June 2024, Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360, grist.org

New research indicates that the decline in smog particles from China’s air cleanups caused the recent extreme heat waves in the Pacific.

Ice sheets and glaciers -> Glacier albedo increase

Pumped up: will a Dutch startup’s plan to restore Arctic sea-ice work?

27 February 2024, Senay Boztas, www.theguardian.com

As the Arctic warms, devastating the climate and ecosystems, an old idea used to create skating rinks could be deployed to restore melting ice caps, despite scepticism from some experts

Ice sheets and glaciers -> Increasing glacier thickness by local artificial snow production

Geoengineering in the Canadian Arctic: Governance Challenges

08 January 2021, Jill Barclay , www.naadsn.ca

To explore the impacts of the potential deployment of Solar Radiation Management (SRM), a form of geoengineering, in the Canadian Arctic.