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Wang, who studies at the Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources under the CAS, joined the team in 2018 to simulate the dynamic changes of snow storage.

A group of Chinese experts, after years of research and testing, developed localized artificial snow technology for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games that is able to adapt to Beijings dry climate, which features big swings in temperatures between day and night.

40 shares The project began last August and was carried out by scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources. The experts had chosen the site, situated about 5,000 metres (16,404 feet) above sea level, as it had been melting faster than many other Chinese glaciers. Dagu Glacier is classified as a temperate glacier, which means that it is at the melting point and both contains liquid water and glacier ice.  Wang Feiteng, one of the researchers, told Chinas state broadcas...

2021-01-06 04:11:42 GMT2021-01-06 12:11:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Wrapping glaciers in giant blankets might be an effective way to slow the melting of rapidly retreating ice, according to a Chinese research team. The team with Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources under the Chinese Academy of Sciences set up a 500-square-meter experiment area at Dagu Glacier in the northwestern Sichuan Province last August, covering the area with geotextile blankets, a type of enviro...