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this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2024
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While this would certainly help the glacier from breaking apart, the effort required would be imense and a geotechnical nightmare. Building dikes above ground is tough enough as is.
On top of that we are warming so quickly. I don't see how this would stop the sheet from melting from air temperature/solar radiation
I'd imagine the water makes in melt a lot quicker.
Test it. On a cold day at like 4c or in your fridge. Put a large ice cube on something insulating and put a similar ice cube in a large bucket of water.
It's why if you go through the ice into the water you should roll around in the snow. The most important thing is to be dry.