Comments on: Mongolia to Cool Capital City During the Summer with a Giant Ice Cube http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/18/mongolia-to-cool-capital-city-during-the-summer-with-a-giant-ice-cube/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: scott http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/18/mongolia-to-cool-capital-city-during-the-summer-with-a-giant-ice-cube/#comment-30484 scott Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:53:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33389#comment-30484 Yes, this conserves water by basically storing the water that was running when the river was running the fullest during spring and early summer, storing more of it the same way it is stored naturally. Yes, this conserves water by basically storing the water that was running when the river was running the fullest during spring and early summer, storing more of it the same way it is stored naturally.

]]> By: Fry http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/18/mongolia-to-cool-capital-city-during-the-summer-with-a-giant-ice-cube/#comment-30482 Fry Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:04:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33389#comment-30482 Is anyone else reminded of the episode from Futurama, where they just dump a giant ice cube into the ocean? I just hope they have thoroughly thought this one through. Is anyone else reminded of the episode from Futurama, where they just dump a giant ice cube into the ocean? I just hope they have thoroughly thought this one through.

]]> By: m http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/18/mongolia-to-cool-capital-city-during-the-summer-with-a-giant-ice-cube/#comment-30481 m Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:46:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33389#comment-30481 In all likelihood...with the summer temperatures we are taking about, the water will evaporate. Or, riverbeds where this water flows down will not be accustomed to all the extra water they are planning to send down it. Increased errosion combined with higher water flow = water flowing back into the soil. they will have gained nothing. I for one would love to see the looks on their faces when that happens. In all likelihood…with the summer temperatures we are taking about, the water will evaporate.

Or, riverbeds where this water flows down will not be accustomed to all the extra water they are planning to send down it. Increased errosion combined with higher water flow = water flowing back into the soil.

they will have gained nothing.

I for one would love to see the looks on their faces when that happens.

]]> By: Paul http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/18/mongolia-to-cool-capital-city-during-the-summer-with-a-giant-ice-cube/#comment-30480 Paul Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:03:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33389#comment-30480 If anything, this would increase summer water availability to those downstream, not decrease it. Water that would have flowed away in the winter is frozen, and will flow in the summer when it again becomes liquid. This scheme reminds me of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_pond" rel="nofollow">ice ponds</a>, as advocated by the late Ted Taylor. If anything, this would increase summer water availability to those downstream, not decrease it. Water that would have flowed away in the winter is frozen, and will flow in the summer when it again becomes liquid.

This scheme reminds me of ice ponds, as advocated by the late Ted Taylor.

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