Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, is considering creating extra ice in winter.
A Mongolian engineering firm ECOS & EMI aims to drill bore holes into ice formed on the Tuul river in winter. The water will be discharged across the surface, where it will freeze. This process - effectively adding layers of ice rinks - will be repeated at regular intervals throughout the winter.
The idea is that this can help cool and water the city as the ice melts during the summer.
Source: Mongolia bids to keep city cool with 'ice shield' experiment - The Guardian, November 15, 2011.
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