A less controversial technique comes from Eduardo Gold, who was awarded $200,000 by the World Bank to restore a Peruvian glacier by painting mountains white. In theory, altering a mountain peak's albedo (the strength of the surface's reflection of light) should cool its surface, triggering a cold micro-climate in the surrounding area. So far, workers have covered almost five acres of the Chalon Sombrero peak with whitewash. Eventually, Gold hopes to cover three peaks and 173 acres in the Peruvian Andes with a solution made from water, lime, and industrial egg white.
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Author: Ariel Schwartz
