{"id":260551,"date":"2024-09-23T16:52:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/plan-to-refreeze-arctic-sea-ice-shows-promise-in-first-tests\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:10","slug":"plan-to-refreeze-arctic-sea-ice-shows-promise-in-first-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/plan-to-refreeze-arctic-sea-ice-shows-promise-in-first-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to refreeze Arctic sea ice shows promise in first tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"899\" alt=\"New Scientist. 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