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Is the Arctic ice melting forever?
10:22 a.m. EDT Jul 10, 2003
China is about to take on a polar research plan this September. "The aim of the research is to understand how the climatic change of the North Pole affects the global climate, especially that in China," said Zhang Zhanhai, director of the Polar Research Institute of China.
The base of operations will be set on the Norweigian island of Svalbard from where the science vessel "Snow Dragon" will be launched. During a first 74-day-long mission, the scientists will study the ocean's chemical composition, biology, geography and climate.
All according to the China Daily.
Due to thinning ice today’s polar skiers encounter more open water, and in 2001 the Norwegian adventurer Borge Ousland for the first time brought a dry suit and tried to swim the open leads. In 2002 the ExplorersWeb team, Tom and Tina Sjogren picked up on Borges experience and swam several times almost every day during their 67 day expedition.
Image from ExplorersWeb's archive
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