"I understand why people have some cause for concern, but he's a guy that a lot of times when it warms up he gets on a roll, " Girardi said.

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In absorption mode, the cloth can hold 340 percent of its own weight -- compared to just 18 percent without the polymer's aid -- and when it warms up, it releases the collected moisture as clean and pure potable water.

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When that snow falls in the spring, it often warms up quickly, creating unstable conditions, he said.

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