Insulation foam plays an important role! Without the use of refrigeration equipment, transporting Arctic ice to the equator in Africa,
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After arriving safely in Marseille, the truck was lifted onto a cargo ship and taken across the Mediterranean Sea. To check the degree of ice melting, the team decided to empty the container after arriving in Algiers. Despite the hot weather in North Africa this season, only 4 liters of water were extracted from the container, which filled the team with great joy. However, crossing the Mediterranean from Europe to North Africa is merely leaving the beginner’s zone; the real challenge lies in the Sahara Desert that awaits them. The Sahara Desert formed about 2.5 million years ago and is the largest sandy desert in the world. It is located in northern Africa, covering an area of about 9.32 million square kilometers. The climate conditions there are extremely harsh, with persistent drought and heat; surface temperatures can reach 70–80 degrees Celsius, which can easily scald our feet. However, worse than crossing the desert was the fact that Algeria was at that time engaged in a war of independence against the French colonizers. If the ice transport team is not careful, it will fall victim to an ambush by the guerrillas, and then the ice transportation challenge will face a sudden disaster.