The solution is the “quilt” .. Chinese scientists cover the Dago Glacier to prevent melting snow .. Photo album

The problem of melting glaciers in China is a problem that haunts scientists in light of the climate change taking place in the world, some scientists in China have invented an effective method that may be unique, by using a cover lined with an insulating material that resembles a quilt with reflective layers, according to the Vision Network published photos To quilt on the tops of the icebergs,

Scientists have proven that the quilt with an area of ​​500 square meters, which was placed on an area of ​​the Daju Glacier on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, reduces the melting of ice by one meter every two months, according to the “Global Times” website, and the experiment began on August 5. By a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on a specific test area above the glacier, located at an altitude of about 5,000 meters.

According to Wang Fiting, deputy director of the Atmospheric Science Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Daju Glacier on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Sichuan Province, southwestern China, has shrunk by 70% over the past 50 years, which makes the use of The artificial means to slow the melting of the ice is very important. The Global Times website stated that the research team found that the melting of the glacier body in the area covered with the quilted quilt slowed down by one meter compared to the exposed area, during the two-month experiment.

Scientists estimate that using the quilt method to cover glaciers could reduce the volume of snowmelt in the region by up to 70%.