Engineering firms explore plan to slow melting of Greenland glacier

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Period	21 Oct 2022

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Title	Engineering firms explore plan to slow melting of Greenland glacier
Impact / scope	International
Media name/outlet	New Scientist
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	21.10.2022
Description	Companies are considering a major geoengineering project that would build a barrier to block warm seawater from reaching the base of Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland
Producer/Author	Rowan Hooper
URL	https://www.newscientist.com/article/2343633-engineering-firms-explore-plan-to-slow-melting-of-greenland-glacier/
Persons	Ilona Mettiäinen, John Moore

Keywords

climate intervention
glacial geoengineering
sea level rise
geoengineering
Greenland
Arctic
climate change
sustainability
climate action

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