According to The Times, the sponsored study aims to increase the thickness of the ice artificially. Underwater robotic devices will be used to implement the plan.
It is known that Victoria Island will be the place for the experiment. A senior position will be held by a doctor from the University of Cambridge.
According to preliminary data, the project, designed for three winter seasons, includes laboratory research, computer modeling and practical tests on the ground.
It is specified that if the experiment is successful, scientists will propose the introduction of a system of half a million autonomous underwater robots capable of drilling ice and creating new layers of freezing water.
It is predicted that the cost of such a project will be about ten billion dollars.
Experts note that the "repeated freezing" of the Arctic may become a disguise for the cessation of work to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere. news.rambler.ru.
