Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this summer in an effort to stop them melting.
Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services in Andermatt, said: "We will initially cover around 30,000 square feet on the upper Gurschen glacier at the beginning of May as a test."
Scientists hope that the high-tech foil will prevent the sun's rays from melting the ice in popular ski resorts during the summer months.
Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the sun's rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting."
And other resorts like Saas-Fee and Titlis and some Austrian glaciers have said that they plan to test similar schemes this summer.
Environmental groups have criticised the £45,000 plan at Andermatt as "absurd". Raimund Rosewald, head of a landscape protection foundation, said: "We cannot stop the glaciers melting using foil." ananova
Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this> summer in an effort to stop them melting.>
Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services in Andermatt, said: "We will> initially cover around 30,000 square feet on the upper Gurschen glacier at> the beginning of May as a test.">
Scientists hope that the high-tech foil will prevent the sun's rays from> melting the ice in popular ski resorts during the summer months.>
Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the sun's> rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting.">
And other resorts like Saas-Fee and Titlis and some Austrian glaciers have> said that they plan to test similar schemes this summer.>
Environmental groups have criticised the £45,000 plan at Andermatt as> "absurd". Raimund Rosewald, head of a landscape protection foundation, said:> "We cannot stop the glaciers melting using foil." ananova>
Just don't look at the mountain or the reflected light will blind you ($1 to the Disney performing arts center in LA)
Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin>> foil this summer in an effort to stop them melting.>>
Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services in Andermatt, said:>> "We will initially cover around 30,000 square feet on the upper>> Gurschen glacier at the beginning of May as a test.">>
Scientists hope that the high-tech foil will prevent the sun's rays>> from melting the ice in popular ski resorts during the summer months.>>
Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the>> sun's rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting.">>
And other resorts like Saas-Fee and Titlis and some Austrian>> glaciers have said that they plan to test similar schemes this>> summer. Environmental groups have criticised the £45,000 plan at >> Andermatt as>> "absurd". Raimund Rosewald, head of a landscape protection>> foundation, said: "We cannot stop the glaciers melting using foil.">> ananova>
Just don't look at the mountain or the reflected light will blind you> ($1 to the Disney performing arts center in LA)
Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this> summer in an effort to stop them melting.>
Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services in Andermatt, said: "We will> initially cover around 30,000 square feet on the upper Gurschen glacier at> the beginning of May as a test.">
Scientists hope that the high-tech foil will prevent the sun's rays from> melting the ice in popular ski resorts during the summer months.>
Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the sun's> rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting.">
Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this>summer in an effort to stop them melting.>
Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services in Andermatt, said: "We will>initially cover around 30,000 square feet on the upper Gurschen glacier at>the beginning of May as a test.">
Scientists hope that the high-tech foil will prevent the sun's rays from>melting the ice in popular ski resorts during the summer months.>
Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the sun's>rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting.">
And other resorts like Saas-Fee and Titlis and some Austrian glaciers have>said that they plan to test similar schemes this summer.>
Environmental groups have criticised the £45,000 plan at Andermatt as>"absurd". Raimund Rosewald, head of a landscape protection foundation, said:>"We cannot stop the glaciers melting using foil." ananova>
I thought this was gonna be one RSFCKIN' big hat...
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Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this> summer in an effort to stop them melting.>
Carlo Danioth, head of mountain rescue services in Andermatt, said: "We will> initially cover around 30,000 square feet on the upper Gurschen glacier at> the beginning of May as a test.">
Scientists hope that the high-tech foil will prevent the sun's rays from> melting the ice in popular ski resorts during the summer months.>
Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the sun's> rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting.">
And other resorts like Saas-Fee and Titlis and some Austrian glaciers have> said that they plan to test similar schemes this summer.>
Environmental groups have criticised the £45,000 plan at Andermatt as> "absurd". Raimund Rosewald, head of a landscape protection foundation, said:> "We cannot stop the glaciers melting using foil." ananova
Swiss authorities are planning to wrap mountain glaciers with tin foil this> summer in an effort to stop them melting.
This might be the most ironic headline in the history of news...
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Edward M. Kennedy 29 March 2005 23:05:48 [ permanent link ]
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Glacier expert Martin Funk said: "The foil reflects almost all the sun's> > rays. That will sharply reduce the rate of melting."> >
Uh huh. and where will those reflected rays go?
That depends on the time of day. If you put a reflective layer on all, say, government buildings, they'd save a lot in summer heating costs. This would help global smarming in two ways. Less AC means less fossile fuels burned, and most of the energy in that sunlight would end up in space, transferring global smarming into lunar smarming.
