InevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 7 days ago[Not the Onion] Deep in the Canadian Arctic...imagemessage-square22 fedilinkarrow-up172file-text
arrow-up172image[Not the Onion] Deep in the Canadian Arctic...InevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 7 days agomessage-square22 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepancake@lemmygrad.mlhexbear13·7 days agoIce isolates water from the cold air above though. And simply freezing lots of water makes the surface more reflective too, which mitigates further heating. linkfedilink
minus-squareHello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]hexbear9·7 days agoit's still stupid because now the ice on top melts easier due to salt. whereas the freshwater natural snow layer would not link
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Ice isolates water from the cold air above though. And simply freezing lots of water makes the surface more reflective too, which mitigates further heating.
it's still stupid because now the ice on top melts easier due to salt. whereas the freshwater natural snow layer would not