Heroes
Dutch Ice Skating Technique Could Help Save Arctic Sea Ice!
**Quick Smiles:**
– A Dutch method for creating ice skating rinks might delay Arctic sea ice loss.
– Arctic Reflections has proven that pumping water onto sea ice could be a feasible solution.
– Field tests in the Canadian sub-Arctic and Newfoundland show promising results.
In a delightful twist of ingenuity, a Dutch tradition may hold the key to preserving Arctic sea ice.
Inspired by the “IJsmeesters” of the Netherlands, who pump water onto meadows to create ice skating rinks, Arctic Reflections is using this technique in the Arctic.
Fonger Ypma, the nonprofit’s chief executive, has been at the forefront of this innovative approach.
Last year, he shared, “The Arctic acts as a sort of mirror or heat shield for the Earth and a substantial part of global warming comes from the Earth’s surface becoming darker.”
His epiphany was simple yet profound: “Isn’t there some way to maintain that ice sheet for a bit longer until CO2 levels come down and the ice becomes regenerative?”
Ypma’s idea, initially dismissed as naive, found validation in scientific research.
In 2016, S. J. Desch suggested that pumping seawater onto Arctic ice was feasible but required “millions” of pumping stations.
Adapting this research, Ypma’s team devised a more efficient strategy.
By utilizing ocean currents, they aim to save 100,000 square kilometers of sea ice annually with just 100 to 1,000 stations.
Field testing has been crucial in refining this method.
Over the winter of 2024-25, Arctic Reflections conducted tests in Newfoundland, following earlier trials in Svalbard.
Challenges remain, such as ensuring the pumped water remains exposed to freeze properly.
If snow covers it too quickly, the water gets insulated and stays liquid.
The tests in Newfoundland now focus on larger water pumps and remote tracking of ice reflectivity and thickness.
The urgency of this project is echoed by others in the field.
In the end, this “naive” idea might just be the innovative solution we need to protect our planet’s icy mirrors.
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Left Coast
June 10, 2025 at 2:07 pm
Arctic Ice is not going anywhere . . . neither is the Antartic . . .
The CO2 (Not Carbon) Gorebull Warming Mantra is fiction . . . for over 30 years we have been subjected to this “Science Free” nonsense.
There was NO Science in 1992 and their is NO Science today.
The UN, the IPCC and the Tax Funded University Scientists are just continuing the Myth to keep the $$$$s flowing into their bank accounts.