Can Sheep Save Melting Glaciers? Swiss Scientists Put Wool to the Test
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A blanket of Swiss wool as salvation for the glacier. But how long will we keep the melting ice cool?
Will sheep wool now shield glaciers? Scientists in Switzerland have laid down sheets of wool to prevent ice from melting. Initial results have surprised even scientists: wool worked just as well as synthetic coverings.
Saving the world's glaciers should be a top priority, especially after the disasters in Nepal and Tibet (China).
Swiss researchers rely on an unusual weapon against glacier melting: sheep wool. Initial tests show that the natural material could protect the ice as well as plastic tarpaulins – and would solve a big waste problem.
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