In terms of the current impacts of climate change, there is currently no winter period where ice on rivers or standing water in Hungary would threaten any of our critical infrastructure or vital systems. However, it is undeniable that the weather is producing extreme situations such as snow in the desert or extreme cooling in areas where the thermometer has not even gone into negative territory before. Many studies predict that more extreme weather events, such as prolonged droughts and floods, will occur and last longer. So, we must also be prepared for the possibility that we may need to blast ice at any time to prevent a major disaster. Protection against ice flooding by blasting is a very specific and particularly dangerous area. This type of protection is not only faced with the problems of explosives and extreme conditions, but also with the problems of placing the explosive charges. Another serious problem in the organization and implementation of protection is the fact that there are no (or very few) experts who have been actively involved in the implementation of ice-blasting operations and who are able to pass on their experience and knowledge to posterity. My aim is to draw attention to this neglected area, so that we are not confronted with the problem when there is nothing more to be done.