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News · 25 May 2026

Dutch researchers suggest dam for Bering Strait

Dutch researchers suggest dam for Bering Strait

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A geoengineering proposal has emerged suggesting that building a dam across the Bering Strait could potentially help avert a climate catastrophe. Researchers in the Netherlands recently floated this significant idea, which involves constructing a barrier in the shallow channel. This important waterway is 85 kilometres wide and separates Alaska from Siberia.

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