Climate change: Rock silt released by melting glaciers could help in fight against global warming, experts say

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Melting Greenland glaciers are releasing nutrient-rich silt with potential agricultural applications, according to experts in Copenhagen. 

Scientists are examining a way in which the consequences of global warming could deliver a way to fight against its effects.

Described as a “kind of wonder material,” by native Greenlanders, the ultra-fine silt has a proven ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the air when applied to farmland, Professor Minik Rosing and his team at the University of Copenhagen have found…