Real Ice

19/06/2026

We saw meltwater across the entire ice surface in Cambridge Bay. This drone footage shows the Real Ice test area, with the boundaries clearly visible. Even with the surface melt, at this point the ice wass still around 2 meters thick, but things warmed up quickly, and we expect melting to accelerate as temperatures keep rising.

17/06/2026

Thank you Damian Carrington at The Guardian for spending time with us earlier this month at our research study in Cambridge Bay. We're delighted to begin sharing more about our research, the community that makes the work possible, plus our promising early results.

Special thanks to all our team members including the Cambridge Bay Hunters & Trappers Organisation, Roger Marchand, Melinda Webster and their colleagues at the University of Washington, Shaun Fitzgerald and the team at the Centre for Climate Repair, and to Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) for funding our research.

‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic | Sea ice | The Guardian https://share.google/octIp6SV5nb1dCVD6

17/06/2026

Thank you Damian Carrington at The Guardian for spending time with us earlier this month at our research study in Cambridge Bay (https://lnkd.in/g8JEBSxd). We're delighted to begin sharing more about our research, the community that makes the work possible, plus our promising early results.

Special thanks to all our team members including the Cambridge Bay Hunters & Trappers Organisation, Roger Marchand, Melinda Webster and their colleagues at the University of Washington, Shaun Fitzgerald and the team at the Centre for Climate Repair, and to Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) for funding our research.

‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic | Sea ice | The Guardian https://share.google/CWYcv5mWTYpWJQZpC

Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success

17/06/2026

Thank you Damian Carrington at The Guardian for spending time with us earlier this month at our research study in Cambridge Bay. We're delighted to begin sharing more about our research, the community that makes the work possible, plus our promising early results.

Special thanks to all our team members including the Cambridge Bay Hunters & Trappers Organisation, Roger Marchand, Melinda Webster and their colleagues at the University of Washington, Shaun Fitzgerald and the team at the Centre for Climate Repair, and to Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) for funding our research.

‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic | Sea ice | The Guardian

Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success

19/12/2024

🎙️ Real Ice on iHeart Podcast! ❄️

Real Ice was recently featured on The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin on iHeart from News Talks ZB! Our co-founder Simon joined the show to discuss our field studies in Cambridge Bay, the challenges of preserving sea ice, and how we are trying to contribute to furthering knowledge on sea ice thickening.

''Well, we're only doing research to gather data on the feasibility of restoring Arctic sea ice at scale. We are
running small-scale tests. This is our third winter. We're based up at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station, which
is an excellent facility in Cambridge Bay...we're not trying to win a race here; we're trying to contribute to
solving a problem.''

Listen to the full episode here: https://loom.ly/gJifwnQ.

A UK-based startup is working on carrying out a bold plan to fix the decline of sea ice in the Arctic. Real Ice's ultimate plan is to re-freeze the Arctic by thickening ice to slow down the damage caused by climate change. Co-founder Simon Woods says this is their third winter of re...

18/12/2024

❄️ Real Ice Featured on CNN! 🌍

We’re excited to share that a recent CNN article highlighted our recent field studies in Cambridge Bay! The article explores our efforts to restore and preserve sea ice, which we believe is critical work as the Arctic experiences rapid warming.

You can read the full story here to learn more about our mission and how science blended with traditional knowledge could help protect this fragile region: https://loom.ly/5WCO_40.

Deep in the Canadian Arctic, scientists and entrepreneurs brave sub-zero temperatures, whipping winds and snowstorms to drill holes through the sea ice to pump out the seawater below and freeze it on the surface.

17/12/2024

🧊Real Ice Featured on Weathered: Earths Extremes by PBS! 📺

We’re thrilled to share that our work in the Arctic was recently featured in a PBS segment exploring our approach to combating sea ice loss in a rapidly warming Arctic.

Watch the full video here to learn more about how we’re testing ways to thicken and preserve sea ice in one of the most vulnerable regions on the planet to climate change: https://loom.ly/By7y1u0.

Can scientists and engineers slow the loss of sea ice before it's too late?

08/12/2024

❄️ Twilight on the Ice – Cambridge Bay Updates🧊

The Real Ice team is deep into our preliminary field tests, working on sea ice thickening research in Cambridge Bay. With the team now working in total twilight, we have just 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., with around 20 minutes of light lost daily.

But what a view those hours bring! Stunning Arctic skies have been lighting up our days, and this week, we’ve even been treated to the Aurora Borealis dancing over the sea ice nearly every afternoon - a breathtaking reminder of why the Arctic is so special.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue researching sea ice in the North. 💙

04/12/2024

Our team have returned from the ice today with more progress on our mission to create Arctic sea ice and test our method of sea ice thickening🧊

They have been treated to a magical natural light show by the Aurora Borealis😍