A cloth sheet used to shield part of the Helags glacier in northern Sweden over the summer saved at least 3.5 metres in height from melting, according to organisers of the private initiative, the ...

B y Anna Ringstrom and Ilze Filks. STOCKHOLM, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A cloth sheet used to shield part of the Helags glacier in northern Sweden over the summer saved at least 3.5 metres in height from ...

"This sheet actually protected 3.5-4 metres from melting." Team members Erik Huss and Oskar Kihlborg check for cracks on Helags glacier, in Sweden, June 23, 2021. Picture taken June 23, 2021.