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Inside the audacious plan to refreeze the Arctic – podcast

The Guardian UK Thursday 18 June 2026, 04:00 UTC By Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, with Damian Carrington, sound design by Ross Burns, the executive producer was Ellie Bury 1 min read
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Sea ice is melting fast and worsening the climate crisis. But what if there were a way to thicken it again? Madeleine Finlay is joined by environment editor Damian Carrington to discuss a bold attempt to refreeze the Arctic which is showing early signs of success.

Sea ice is melting fast and worsening the climate crisis. But what if there were a way to thicken it again? Madeleine Finlay is joined by environment editor Damian Carrington to discuss a bold attempt to refreeze the Arctic which is showing early signs of success. He visited the project to find out how it will work, how much it will cost and whether it really has potential to improve the fate of the Arctic’s ice

‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic

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