The team had braved temperatures of -40C on the sea ice
to drill holes and pump 50,000 tonnes of ocean water up on to its surface.
It froze almost immediately,
thickening the
1.5-metre-deep ice by about 50cm, according to new measurements.
That has protected the ice, at the start of the melt season at least,
and is an early sign that one day, perhaps, it may be possible to refreeze a significant part of the Arctic.
The ice-thickening process gets a …
Ice reflects 70% of the sun’s heat back into space, while open ocean reflects just 7%.
The more that melting exposes the sea, the warmer it gets and the more melting there is.
Summer sea ice could be gone as early as the 2030s and scientists worry that the heat boost could push the climate beyond catastrophic and irreversible tipping points.
In January and February, the pumps ran for a total of 1,080 hours,
icing over a square area about 450 metres on a side.
Th…
Just built a quickly improvised Switch station with the kiddos using leftover Minecraft parts.
I like the beach vibe. 🏝️
#Fedieltern
Hallo Stadt @…, habt ihr zufällig eine Info, wer der "Betreiber" des Wetterschutzes am #RaiffeisenPlatz in #osnabruck ist?
Danke 🙏🏼 im Voraus!
📣 #kundgebung
:anti_nazi: Kein #AfD Stammtisch und keine rechten Strukturen in #osnabruck
Wann: 21. August 2026 | 19Uhr
Wo:
Drei Wochen Badeurlaub im Indischen Ozean. Das Starship hatte definitiv eine längere Auszeit als geplant. 🌊🚀
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11419519?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=masto…
Takaichi Ally Wins Okinawa Vote, Aiding Military Build-Up Plans (Alastair Gale/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-13/takaichi-ally-wins-okinawa-vote-aiding-military-build-up-plans
http://www.memeorandum.com/260913/p56#a260913p56
🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Basia Bulat:
🎵 Infamous
#NowPlaying #BasiaBulat
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv
:antifa:
Gemeinsam auf die Straße‼️
Angesichts der Wahlergebnisse heißt es jetzt zusammenschließen und organisieren, statt ohnmächtig zuzusehen.
#Demonstration zu den Landtags- und Kommunalwahlen
⚠️ 12.09.26
⚠️ 18 Uhr,
⚠️ Startpunkt: Theatervorplatz
#DenRechtendieRäumenehmen
Dunes absorb wave energy, reduce flooding, and help shield coastal communities from storms and rising seas.
They also provide habitat for plants, insects, birds, and small mammals, including federally protected species such as the least tern and the western snowy plover.
But dunes are also easy to erase.
They often sit on flat, sandy, highly desirable land near the ocean
— exactly the kind of land people like to build on.