Will melting glaciers slow climate change? A prevailing theory is on shaky ground

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Feb 26, 2026, 5:00 am313 ptsTop
For scientists who study the Southern Ocean, a long-standing silver lining in the gloomy forecast of climate change has been the theory of iron fertilization. As temperatures rise and glaciers in Antarctica melt, ice-trapped iron would feed blooms of microscopic algae, pulling heat-trapping carbon dioxide from…

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