Virus delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission

Virus delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission

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https://apnews.com/332f7874b39b8a011314e67316c8c2b6

BERLIN (AP) — They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn't part of the program.

Now dozens of scientists are waiting in quarantine for the all-clear to join a year-long Arctic research mission aimed at improving the models used for forecasting climate change, just as the expedition reaches a crucial phase.

Virus delay, early ice melt challenge Arctic science mission

May 10, 2020, 7:13am UTC
https://apnews.com/332f7874b39b8a011314e67316c8c2b6 > BERLIN (AP) — They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn't part of the program. > Now dozens of scientists are waiting in quarantine for the all-clear to join a year-long Arctic research mission aimed at improving the models used for forecasting climate change, just as the expedition reaches a crucial phase.