China Resorts to Giant Blankets to Save Its Glaciers and Slows the Thaw

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In an unprecedented effort to mitigate the effects of rising temperatures, scientists in China have deployed an innovative technique: the use of large geotextile blankets. This experiment, initially focused on critical areas such as the Dagu glacier, seeks to create a physical barrier that slows the loss of frozen mass in glaciers, obtaining results that open up a new debate on climate adaptation. The climate crisis is hitting the Asian giant’s …