Two researchers work on the ice in front of the German research icebreaker Polarstern. Photo: AWI
The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on the planet, with enormous implications for the future of global climate.
Photo by Lianna Nixon - Melinda Webster jumps onto ice covering the edge of a melt pond in 2020 to begin taking measurements of its depth.
Melinda...
This screen capture is from Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center’s Virtual Ice Explorer tour called “Huascarán, Yungay, Peru,” showing scientists at work on the 2019 Ice Core Paleoclimatology expedition to Mount Huascarán. Credit: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
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The German research icebreaker Polarstern heading toward the North Pole through thin ice last August.Credit...Steffen Graupner/MOSAiC
Last August...
Originally commissioned in 1982, the Polarstern is, to this day, still one of the most advanced and versatile polar research ships worldwide. Between 1999 and 2001, the ship was completely overhauled and now carries the latest equipment and technologies available. Image - Bruce McAdam from Reykjavík, Iceland CC SA 2.0
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Juergen Graeser launches a weather balloon on the helicopter deck of Polarstern research vessel in 2019. Credit: Esther Horvath
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