Physicist Steven Desch and a team of his colleagues at Arizona State University have proposed a novel solution to replace the melting Arctic ice cap . The scientists ' idea involves building 10 million wind - powered pumps over the ice and pumping water over it during the winter months in order to thicken the cap . The loss of the Arctic’s summer sea ice cover would disrupt life in the region, endanger many of its species, from Arctic cod to polar bears, and destroy a pristine habitat. He and his team have estimated that it will cost $ 500bn to implement the plan . If the Earth 's temperature continues to warm at current rates , Arctic sea ice could vanish completely in the summer by 2030 .
Physicist Steven Desch and a team of his colleagues at Arizona State University have proposed a novel solution to replace the melting Arctic ice cap . The scientists ' idea involves building 10 million wind - powered pumps over the ice and pumping water over it during the winter months in order to thicken the cap . He and his team have estimated that it will cost $ 500bn to implement the plan . If the Earth 's temperature continues to warm at current rates , Arctic sea ice could vanish completely in the summer by 2030 .