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Swiss glacier to get heat shield: Swiss technicians are to use a special insulating foam to wrap up a glacier that has been shrinking under the summer sun.

Carlo Danioth, in charge of the slopes at the Andermatt resort in central Switzerland, says the Gurschen glacier is to be partially covered with 3,000 square metres of PVC foam from the beginning of May.

Mr Danioth says the aim is to halt the melting of the glacier, a phenomenon that has been attributed to global warming.

“If the trial is a success, we’ll wrap the other part of the glacier too,” he said.

He added that the ice-field was receding by about five metres a year.

A study published last year by Zurich University estimated that the country’s glaciers had lost about a fifth of their surface area over the past 15 years.

The study, carried out using satellite data, also found that the rate of ice-loss was accelerating.

A number of other Swiss ski resorts are reported to be considering similar measures.

I can see it now. Protect the polar ice caps by manufacturing enough PVC to coat them. Protect the Gulf Stream by wrapping it in Thinsulate(tm) tubing. Cool the Earth by manufacturing a galactic refrigerator to put it in each night…