Re-Icing the Arctic, Canadian Scientist Suggests a Way to Save Europe from a Deep Freeze

"But if all else fails, and global warming runs amok, maybe we could just refreeze those dwindling Arctic ice caps ourselves. At least that's what Peter Flynn, a mechanical engineer at the University of Alberta, suggests.

In a study published recently in the journal Climatic Change, Flynn lays out a plan to freeze sea ice in the Arctic using a fleet of over 8,000 ice-producing barges. Reconstructing the ice will strengthen the ice cap, maintain the strength of down-welling Arctic sea currents and stabilize temperatures in Europe. "