Ice reflects sunlight, water absorbs it. Were losing our ice and the heating effect, in theory, is accelerating. Why cant we build a reflective surface in its place to help offset some of the heating?

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Ice reflects sunlight, water absorbs it. Were losing our ice and the heating effect, in theory, is accelerating. Why cant we build a reflective surface in its place to help offset some of the heating?

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Theoretically that would be effective at a large enough scale. I think mainly money and nobody wants to spend years building in a melting artic for no profit.

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