In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern
              Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating
              fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from
              melting in the summer heat. It may sound a bit unusual, but tests have shown that the
              thermal blanket may be just the thing to save the region's glaciers from disappearing
              completely, for the time being, at least.